diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
index 083c534bc4ec..41ab18d4b107 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
@@ -448,11 +448,20 @@ int efx_ef10_sriov_init(struct efx_nic *efx)
 void efx_ef10_sriov_fini(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	struct efx_ef10_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
+	unsigned int i;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (!nic_data->vf)
 		return;
 
+	/* Remove any VFs in the host */
+	for (i = 0; i < efx->vf_count; ++i) {
+		struct efx_nic *vf_efx = nic_data->vf[i].efx;
+
+		if (vf_efx)
+			vf_efx->pci_dev->driver->remove(vf_efx->pci_dev);
+	}
+
 	rc = efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable(efx);
 	if (rc)
 		netif_dbg(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index de16cec7ec61..62b213973433 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -2902,7 +2902,8 @@ static void efx_pci_remove_main(struct efx_nic *efx)
 }
 
 /* Final NIC shutdown
- * This is called only at module unload (or hotplug removal).
+ * This is called only at module unload (or hotplug removal).  A PF can call
+ * this on its VFs to ensure they are unbound first.
  */
 static void efx_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 {