diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 39e109da9bd9..d10b25fa0be4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -46,11 +46,34 @@
 #include "ixgbe_sriov.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
+static inline void ixgbe_alloc_vf_macvlans(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	struct vf_macvlans *mv_list;
+	int num_vf_macvlans, i;
+
+	num_vf_macvlans = hw->mac.num_rar_entries -
+			  (IXGBE_MAX_PF_MACVLANS + 1 + adapter->num_vfs);
+	if (!num_vf_macvlans)
+		return;
+
+	mv_list = kcalloc(num_vf_macvlans, sizeof(struct vf_macvlans),
+			  GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (mv_list) {
+		/* Initialize list of VF macvlans */
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&adapter->vf_mvs.l);
+		for (i = 0; i < num_vf_macvlans; i++) {
+			mv_list[i].vf = -1;
+			mv_list[i].free = true;
+			list_add(&mv_list[i].l, &adapter->vf_mvs.l);
+		}
+		adapter->mv_list = mv_list;
+	}
+}
+
 static int __ixgbe_enable_sriov(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	int num_vf_macvlans, i;
-	struct vf_macvlans *mv_list;
 
 	adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED;
 	e_info(probe, "SR-IOV enabled with %d VFs\n", adapter->num_vfs);
@@ -61,27 +84,12 @@ static int __ixgbe_enable_sriov(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_VMDQ].limit = 1;
 	adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_VMDQ].offset = adapter->num_vfs;
 
-	num_vf_macvlans = hw->mac.num_rar_entries -
-	(IXGBE_MAX_PF_MACVLANS + 1 + adapter->num_vfs);
-
-	adapter->mv_list = mv_list = kcalloc(num_vf_macvlans,
-					     sizeof(struct vf_macvlans),
-					     GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (mv_list) {
-		/* Initialize list of VF macvlans */
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&adapter->vf_mvs.l);
-		for (i = 0; i < num_vf_macvlans; i++) {
-			mv_list->vf = -1;
-			mv_list->free = true;
-			list_add(&mv_list->l, &adapter->vf_mvs.l);
-			mv_list++;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/* Initialize default switching mode VEB */
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_PFDTXGSWC, IXGBE_PFDTXGSWC_VT_LBEN);
 	adapter->bridge_mode = BRIDGE_MODE_VEB;
 
+	ixgbe_alloc_vf_macvlans(adapter);
+
 	/* If call to enable VFs succeeded then allocate memory
 	 * for per VF control structures.
 	 */
@@ -89,6 +97,8 @@ static int __ixgbe_enable_sriov(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		kcalloc(adapter->num_vfs,
 			sizeof(struct vf_data_storage), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (adapter->vfinfo) {
+		int i;
+
 		/* limit trafffic classes based on VFs enabled */
 		if ((adapter->hw.mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82599EB) &&
 		    (adapter->num_vfs < 16)) {