diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 2ae888678b235..8496adfc6a685 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -2542,8 +2542,8 @@ static void igb_probe_vfs(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
 	if ((hw->mac.type == e1000_i210) || (hw->mac.type == e1000_i211))
 		return;
 
-	igb_enable_sriov(pdev, max_vfs);
 	pci_sriov_set_totalvfs(pdev, 7);
+	igb_enable_sriov(pdev, max_vfs);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PCI_IOV */
 }