diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
index f8d26674cf5a3..869111a45d612 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -318,8 +318,9 @@ void ice_free_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	pf->num_alloc_vfs = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < tmp; i++) {
 		if (test_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_INIT, pf->vf[i].vf_states)) {
-			/* disable VF qp mappings */
+			/* disable VF qp mappings and set VF disable state */
 			ice_dis_vf_mappings(&pf->vf[i]);
+			set_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_DIS, pf->vf[i].vf_states);
 			ice_free_vf_res(&pf->vf[i]);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1303,9 +1304,12 @@ static void ice_vc_notify_vf_reset(struct ice_vf *vf)
 	if (!vf || vf->vf_id >= vf->pf->num_alloc_vfs)
 		return;
 
-	/* verify if the VF is in either init or active before proceeding */
-	if (!test_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_INIT, vf->vf_states) &&
-	    !test_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, vf->vf_states))
+	/* Bail out if VF is in disabled state, neither initialized, nor active
+	 * state - otherwise proceed with notifications
+	 */
+	if ((!test_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_INIT, vf->vf_states) &&
+	     !test_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, vf->vf_states)) ||
+	    test_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_DIS, vf->vf_states))
 		return;
 
 	pfe.event = VIRTCHNL_EVENT_RESET_IMPENDING;