diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
index c30e27bbfe6e..b069e6c514fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c
@@ -512,9 +512,6 @@ int ice_eswitch_attach_vf(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_vf *vf)
 	struct ice_repr *repr;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!ice_is_eswitch_mode_switchdev(pf))
-		return 0;
-
 	repr = ice_repr_create_vf(vf);
 	if (IS_ERR(repr))
 		return PTR_ERR(repr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
index 7e00e091756d..e04de0215596 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
@@ -484,12 +484,14 @@ static int ice_start_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 			goto teardown;
 		}
 
-		retval = ice_eswitch_attach_vf(pf, vf);
-		if (retval) {
-			dev_err(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "Failed to attach VF %d to eswitch, error %d",
-				vf->vf_id, retval);
-			ice_vf_vsi_release(vf);
-			goto teardown;
+		if (ice_is_eswitch_mode_switchdev(pf)) {
+			retval = ice_eswitch_attach_vf(pf, vf);
+			if (retval) {
+				dev_err(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "Failed to attach VF %d to eswitch, error %d",
+					vf->vf_id, retval);
+				ice_vf_vsi_release(vf);
+				goto teardown;
+			}
 		}
 
 		set_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_INIT, vf->vf_states);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
index 27e4acb1620f..9052e71e9c99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
@@ -812,7 +812,8 @@ void ice_reset_all_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 		}
 		ice_vf_post_vsi_rebuild(vf);
 
-		ice_eswitch_attach_vf(pf, vf);
+		if (ice_is_eswitch_mode_switchdev(pf))
+			ice_eswitch_attach_vf(pf, vf);
 
 		mutex_unlock(&vf->cfg_lock);
 	}