diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
index 794d97460fc7d..bde0b3617d9ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ enum ice_state {
 	__ICE_CFG_BUSY,
 	__ICE_SERVICE_SCHED,
 	__ICE_SERVICE_DIS,
+	__ICE_OICR_INTR_DIS,		/* Global OICR interrupt disabled */
 	__ICE_STATE_NBITS		/* must be last */
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
index ce01cbe70ea4a..93b835a24bb15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -974,6 +974,47 @@ ice_vf_set_vsi_promisc(struct ice_vf *vf, struct ice_vsi *vsi, u8 promisc_m,
 	return status;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ice_config_res_vfs - Finalize allocation of VFs resources in one go
+ * @pf: pointer to the PF structure
+ *
+ * This function is being called as last part of resetting all VFs, or when
+ * configuring VFs for the first time, where there is no resource to be freed
+ * Returns true if resources were properly allocated for all VFs, and false
+ * otherwise.
+ */
+static bool ice_config_res_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf)
+{
+	struct ice_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
+	int v;
+
+	if (ice_check_avail_res(pf)) {
+		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			"Cannot allocate VF resources, try with fewer number of VFs\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/* rearm global interrupts */
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(__ICE_OICR_INTR_DIS, pf->state))
+		ice_irq_dynamic_ena(hw, NULL, NULL);
+
+	/* Finish resetting each VF and allocate resources */
+	for (v = 0; v < pf->num_alloc_vfs; v++) {
+		struct ice_vf *vf = &pf->vf[v];
+
+		vf->num_vf_qs = pf->num_vf_qps;
+		dev_dbg(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			"VF-id %d has %d queues configured\n",
+			vf->vf_id, vf->num_vf_qs);
+		ice_cleanup_and_realloc_vf(vf);
+	}
+
+	ice_flush(hw);
+	clear_bit(__ICE_VF_DIS, pf->state);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * ice_reset_all_vfs - reset all allocated VFs in one go
  * @pf: pointer to the PF structure
@@ -1066,25 +1107,8 @@ bool ice_reset_all_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf, bool is_vflr)
 		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
 			"Failed to free MSIX resources used by SR-IOV\n");
 
-	if (ice_check_avail_res(pf)) {
-		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
-			"Cannot allocate VF resources, try with fewer number of VFs\n");
+	if (!ice_config_res_vfs(pf))
 		return false;
-	}
-
-	/* Finish the reset on each VF */
-	for (v = 0; v < pf->num_alloc_vfs; v++) {
-		vf = &pf->vf[v];
-
-		vf->num_vf_qs = pf->num_vf_qps;
-		dev_dbg(&pf->pdev->dev,
-			"VF-id %d has %d queues configured\n",
-			vf->vf_id, vf->num_vf_qs);
-		ice_cleanup_and_realloc_vf(vf);
-	}
-
-	ice_flush(hw);
-	clear_bit(__ICE_VF_DIS, pf->state);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -1249,7 +1273,7 @@ static int ice_alloc_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf, u16 num_alloc_vfs)
 	/* Disable global interrupt 0 so we don't try to handle the VFLR. */
 	wr32(hw, GLINT_DYN_CTL(pf->oicr_idx),
 	     ICE_ITR_NONE << GLINT_DYN_CTL_ITR_INDX_S);
-
+	set_bit(__ICE_OICR_INTR_DIS, pf->state);
 	ice_flush(hw);
 
 	ret = pci_enable_sriov(pf->pdev, num_alloc_vfs);
@@ -1278,13 +1302,13 @@ static int ice_alloc_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf, u16 num_alloc_vfs)
 	}
 	pf->num_alloc_vfs = num_alloc_vfs;
 
-	/* VF resources get allocated during reset */
-	if (!ice_reset_all_vfs(pf, true)) {
+	/* VF resources get allocated with initialization */
+	if (!ice_config_res_vfs(pf)) {
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto err_unroll_sriov;
 	}
 
-	goto err_unroll_intr;
+	return ret;
 
 err_unroll_sriov:
 	pf->vf = NULL;
@@ -1296,6 +1320,7 @@ static int ice_alloc_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf, u16 num_alloc_vfs)
 err_unroll_intr:
 	/* rearm interrupts here */
 	ice_irq_dynamic_ena(hw, NULL, NULL);
+	clear_bit(__ICE_OICR_INTR_DIS, pf->state);
 	return ret;
 }