2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.c b/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.c
index 01c8920108..e8693dec3c 100644
--- a/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.c
+++ b/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.c
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ ivshmem_server_send_initial_info(IvshmemServer *server, IvshmemServerPeer *peer)
 {
     int ret;
 
+    /* send our protocol version first */
+    ret = ivshmem_server_send_one_msg(peer->sock_fd, IVSHMEM_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+                                      -1);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        IVSHMEM_SERVER_DEBUG(server, "cannot send version: %s\n",
+                             strerror(errno));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     /* send the peer id to the client */
     ret = ivshmem_server_send_one_msg(peer->sock_fd, peer->id, -1);
     if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.h b/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.h
index 8261e86176..89c905fa63 100644
--- a/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.h
+++ b/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/event_notifier.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
+#include "hw/misc/ivshmem.h"
 
 /**
  * Maximum number of notification vectors supported by the server