diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
index f1dca59bd8449..588ad8696756d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ int ice_set_vf_spoofchk(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, bool ena)
 	if (!vf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = ice_check_vf_ready_for_cfg(vf);
+	ret = ice_check_vf_ready_for_reset(vf);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_put_vf;
 
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ int ice_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, u8 *mac)
 		goto out_put_vf;
 	}
 
-	ret = ice_check_vf_ready_for_cfg(vf);
+	ret = ice_check_vf_ready_for_reset(vf);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_put_vf;
 
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ int ice_set_vf_trust(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, bool trusted)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	ret = ice_check_vf_ready_for_cfg(vf);
+	ret = ice_check_vf_ready_for_reset(vf);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_put_vf;
 
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ ice_set_vf_port_vlan(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, u16 vlan_id, u8 qos,
 	if (!vf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = ice_check_vf_ready_for_cfg(vf);
+	ret = ice_check_vf_ready_for_reset(vf);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_put_vf;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
index 89fd6982df093..bf74a2f3a4f8c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
@@ -185,6 +185,25 @@ int ice_check_vf_ready_for_cfg(struct ice_vf *vf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ice_check_vf_ready_for_reset - check if VF is ready to be reset
+ * @vf: VF to check if it's ready to be reset
+ *
+ * The purpose of this function is to ensure that the VF is not in reset,
+ * disabled, and is both initialized and active, thus enabling us to safely
+ * initialize another reset.
+ */
+int ice_check_vf_ready_for_reset(struct ice_vf *vf)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = ice_check_vf_ready_for_cfg(vf);
+	if (!ret && !test_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, vf->vf_states))
+		ret = -EAGAIN;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * ice_trigger_vf_reset - Reset a VF on HW
  * @vf: pointer to the VF structure
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.h
index e3cda6fb71ab1..a38ef00a36794 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.h
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ u16 ice_get_num_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf);
 struct ice_vsi *ice_get_vf_vsi(struct ice_vf *vf);
 bool ice_is_vf_disabled(struct ice_vf *vf);
 int ice_check_vf_ready_for_cfg(struct ice_vf *vf);
+int ice_check_vf_ready_for_reset(struct ice_vf *vf);
 void ice_set_vf_state_dis(struct ice_vf *vf);
 bool ice_is_any_vf_in_unicast_promisc(struct ice_pf *pf);
 void
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
index 97243c616d5d6..f4a524f80b110 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
@@ -3955,6 +3955,7 @@ error_handler:
 		ice_vc_notify_vf_link_state(vf);
 		break;
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_RESET_VF:
+		clear_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_ACTIVE, vf->vf_states);
 		ops->reset_vf(vf);
 		break;
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_ADD_ETH_ADDR: