diff --git a/server/red-worker.c b/server/red-worker.c
index 58d9e0ad..eb7d204a 100644
--- a/server/red-worker.c
+++ b/server/red-worker.c
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ static void handle_dev_start(void *opaque, void *payload)
         display_channel_wait_for_migrate_data(worker->display_channel);
     }
     worker->running = TRUE;
+    worker->event_timeout = 0;
     guest_set_client_capabilities(worker);
 }