diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
index 6b8d8f254515..847643455468 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
@@ -681,6 +681,24 @@ static int efx_ef10_probe_pf(struct efx_nic *efx)
 static int efx_ef10_probe_vf(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	int rc;
+	struct pci_dev *pci_dev_pf;
+
+	/* If the parent PF has no VF data structure, it doesn't know about this
+	 * VF so fail probe.  The VF needs to be re-created.  This can happen
+	 * if the PF driver is unloaded while the VF is assigned to a guest.
+	 */
+	pci_dev_pf = efx->pci_dev->physfn;
+	if (pci_dev_pf) {
+		struct efx_nic *efx_pf = pci_get_drvdata(pci_dev_pf);
+		struct efx_ef10_nic_data *nic_data_pf = efx_pf->nic_data;
+
+		if (!nic_data_pf->vf) {
+			netif_info(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,
+				   "The VF cannot link to its parent PF; "
+				   "please destroy and re-create the VF\n");
+			return -EBUSY;
+		}
+	}
 
 	rc = efx_ef10_probe(efx);
 	if (rc)
@@ -698,6 +716,8 @@ static int efx_ef10_probe_vf(struct efx_nic *efx)
 			struct efx_ef10_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
 
 			nic_data_p->vf[nic_data->vf_index].efx = efx;
+			nic_data_p->vf[nic_data->vf_index].pci_dev =
+				efx->pci_dev;
 		} else
 			netif_info(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,
 				   "Could not get the PF id from VF\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
index 41ab18d4b107..6c9b6e45509a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ static void efx_ef10_sriov_free_vf_vports(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	for (i = 0; i < efx->vf_count; i++) {
 		struct ef10_vf *vf = nic_data->vf + i;
 
+		/* If VF is assigned, do not free the vport  */
+		if (vf->pci_dev &&
+		    vf->pci_dev->dev_flags & PCI_DEV_FLAGS_ASSIGNED)
+			continue;
+
 		if (vf->vport_assigned) {
 			efx_ef10_evb_port_assign(efx, EVB_PORT_ID_NULL, i);
 			vf->vport_assigned = 0;
@@ -380,7 +385,9 @@ void efx_ef10_vswitching_remove_pf(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	efx_ef10_vport_free(efx, nic_data->vport_id);
 	nic_data->vport_id = EVB_PORT_ID_ASSIGNED;
 
-	efx_ef10_vswitch_free(efx, nic_data->vport_id);
+	/* Only free the vswitch if no VFs are assigned */
+	if (!pci_vfs_assigned(efx->pci_dev))
+		efx_ef10_vswitch_free(efx, nic_data->vport_id);
 }
 
 void efx_ef10_vswitching_remove_vf(struct efx_nic *efx)
@@ -413,20 +420,22 @@ fail1:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable(struct efx_nic *efx)
+static int efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable(struct efx_nic *efx, bool force)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *dev = efx->pci_dev;
+	unsigned int vfs_assigned = 0;
 
-	if (!efx->vf_count)
-		return 0;
+	vfs_assigned = pci_vfs_assigned(dev);
 
-	if (pci_vfs_assigned(dev)) {
-		netif_err(efx, drv, efx->net_dev, "VFs are assigned to guests; "
-			  "please detach them before disabling SR-IOV\n");
+	if (vfs_assigned && !force) {
+		netif_info(efx, drv, efx->net_dev, "VFs are assigned to guests; "
+			   "please detach them before disabling SR-IOV\n");
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	pci_disable_sriov(dev);
+	if (!vfs_assigned)
+		pci_disable_sriov(dev);
+
 	efx_ef10_sriov_free_vf_vswitching(efx);
 	efx->vf_count = 0;
 	return 0;
@@ -435,7 +444,7 @@ static int efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable(struct efx_nic *efx)
 int efx_ef10_sriov_configure(struct efx_nic *efx, int num_vfs)
 {
 	if (num_vfs == 0)
-		return efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable(efx);
+		return efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable(efx, false);
 	else
 		return efx_ef10_pci_sriov_enable(efx, num_vfs);
 }
@@ -451,8 +460,12 @@ void efx_ef10_sriov_fini(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	unsigned int i;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (!nic_data->vf)
+	if (!nic_data->vf) {
+		/* Remove any un-assigned orphaned VFs */
+		if (pci_num_vf(efx->pci_dev) && !pci_vfs_assigned(efx->pci_dev))
+			pci_disable_sriov(efx->pci_dev);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/* Remove any VFs in the host */
 	for (i = 0; i < efx->vf_count; ++i) {
@@ -462,7 +475,7 @@ void efx_ef10_sriov_fini(struct efx_nic *efx)
 			vf_efx->pci_dev->driver->remove(vf_efx->pci_dev);
 	}
 
-	rc = efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable(efx);
+	rc = efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable(efx, true);
 	if (rc)
 		netif_dbg(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,
 			  "Disabling SRIOV was not successful rc=%d\n", rc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.h
index ffc92a504c3f..db4ef537c610 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 /**
  * struct ef10_vf - PF's store of VF data
  * @efx: efx_nic struct for the current VF
+ * @pci_dev: the pci_dev struct for the VF, retained while the VF is assigned
  * @vport_id: vport ID for the VF
  * @vport_assigned: record whether the vport is currently assigned to the VF
  * @mac: MAC address for the VF, zero when address is removed from the vport
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 struct ef10_vf {
 	struct efx_nic *efx;
+	struct pci_dev *pci_dev;
 	unsigned int vport_id;
 	unsigned int vport_assigned;
 	u8 mac[ETH_ALEN];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index 62b213973433..0c42ed9c9e4c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -1298,7 +1298,9 @@ static void efx_fini_io(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		efx->membase_phys = 0;
 	}
 
-	pci_disable_device(efx->pci_dev);
+	/* Don't disable bus-mastering if VFs are assigned */
+	if (!pci_vfs_assigned(efx->pci_dev))
+		pci_disable_device(efx->pci_dev);
 }
 
 void efx_set_default_rx_indir_table(struct efx_nic *efx)