diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 299372b852ce..052be06b91aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ void i40e_reset_vf(struct i40e_vf *vf, bool flr)
 	mdelay(10);
 	i40e_alloc_vf_res(vf);
 	i40e_enable_vf_mappings(vf);
+	set_bit(I40E_VF_STAT_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states);
 
 	/* tell the VF the reset is done */
 	wr32(hw, I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT1(vf->vf_id), I40E_VFR_VFACTIVE);