diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 5e3ed33215f7..5989b3fa9fdc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7389,6 +7389,7 @@ static int ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	ixgbe_init_mbx_params_pf(hw);
 	memcpy(&hw->mbx.ops, ii->mbx_ops, sizeof(hw->mbx.ops));
 	ixgbe_enable_sriov(adapter);
+	pci_sriov_set_totalvfs(pdev, 63);
 skip_sriov:
 
 #endif