diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index ee8fd6bd4035..a5e4d2dcb03e 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -1011,9 +1011,6 @@ struct p9_client *p9_client_create(const char *dev_name, char *options)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto destroy_tagpool;
 
-	if (!clnt->trans_mod)
-		clnt->trans_mod = v9fs_get_trans_by_name("virtio");
-
 	if (!clnt->trans_mod)
 		clnt->trans_mod = v9fs_get_default_trans();
 
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index 9321a7763067..b7bd7f2961bf 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ p9_fd_create(struct p9_client *client, const char *addr, char *args)
 static struct p9_trans_module p9_tcp_trans = {
 	.name = "tcp",
 	.maxsize = MAX_SOCK_BUF,
-	.def = 1,
+	.def = 0,
 	.create = p9_fd_create_tcp,
 	.close = p9_fd_close,
 	.request = p9_fd_request,
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
index 9c5a1aa34d12..cd1e1ede73a4 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_virtio.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static struct p9_trans_module p9_virtio_trans = {
 	 * page in zero copy.
 	 */
 	.maxsize = PAGE_SIZE * (VIRTQUEUE_NUM - 3),
-	.def = 0,
+	.def = 1,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };