diff --git a/packages/genodelabs/depot-targets.nix b/packages/genodelabs/depot-targets.nix
index e4ddcdc..9e9f6d6 100644
--- a/packages/genodelabs/depot-targets.nix
+++ b/packages/genodelabs/depot-targets.nix
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ in {
   vfs_ttf.portInputs = [ libc stb ];
 
   virtdev_rom = { };
-  virtio_nic_drv = { };
+
+  virtio_nic_drv = {
+    patches = [ ./virtio_net.patch ];
+    postInstall = "mv $out/bin/virtio_*_nic $out/bin/$pname";
+  };
 
   wifi_drv.portInputs = [ dde_linux libc openssl ];
 
diff --git a/packages/genodelabs/virtio_net.patch b/packages/genodelabs/virtio_net.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c5987b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/genodelabs/virtio_net.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 9ed1198edd840a1bae24411e86e3ef0e6cab9340 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Emery Hemingway <ehmry@posteo.net>
+Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:21:12 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] drivers/nic/virtio/pci: log error before exit
+
+---
+ repos/os/src/drivers/nic/virtio/pci_device.cc | 5 ++++-
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/repos/os/src/drivers/nic/virtio/pci_device.cc b/repos/os/src/drivers/nic/virtio/pci_device.cc
+index abef1ca5ea..56d2bf6c92 100644
+--- a/repos/os/src/drivers/nic/virtio/pci_device.cc
++++ b/repos/os/src/drivers/nic/virtio/pci_device.cc
+@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ struct Virtio_pci_nic::Main
+ 		log("--- VirtIO PCI driver started ---");
+ 		env.parent().announce(env.ep().manage(root));
+ 	}
+-	catch (...) { env.parent().exit(-1); }
++	catch (Device_not_found) {
++		error("device not found");
++		env.parent().exit(-1);
++	}
+ };
+ 
+ 
+-- 
+2.28.0
+