diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
index 13ffa3f6a521..2924c67567b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ enum ice_pf_state {
 	ICE_VFLR_EVENT_PENDING,
 	ICE_FLTR_OVERFLOW_PROMISC,
 	ICE_VF_DIS,
-	ICE_VF_DEINIT_IN_PROGRESS,
 	ICE_CFG_BUSY,
 	ICE_SERVICE_SCHED,
 	ICE_SERVICE_DIS,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index e16d20b77a3f..722cb894f67f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,9 @@ static void ice_handle_mdd_event(struct ice_pf *pf)
 				 * reset, so print the event prior to reset.
 				 */
 				ice_print_vf_rx_mdd_event(vf);
+				mutex_lock(&pf->vf[i].cfg_lock);
 				ice_reset_vf(&pf->vf[i], false);
+				mutex_unlock(&pf->vf[i].cfg_lock);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
index 2b7e52e8bcae..4f321290565b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -615,8 +615,6 @@ void ice_free_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	struct ice_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
 	unsigned int tmp, i;
 
-	set_bit(ICE_VF_DEINIT_IN_PROGRESS, pf->state);
-
 	if (!pf->vf)
 		return;
 
@@ -632,22 +630,26 @@ void ice_free_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	else
 		dev_warn(dev, "VFs are assigned - not disabling SR-IOV\n");
 
-	/* Avoid wait time by stopping all VFs at the same time */
-	ice_for_each_vf(pf, i)
-		ice_dis_vf_qs(&pf->vf[i]);
-
 	tmp = pf->num_alloc_vfs;
 	pf->num_qps_per_vf = 0;
 	pf->num_alloc_vfs = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < tmp; i++) {
-		if (test_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_INIT, pf->vf[i].vf_states)) {
+		struct ice_vf *vf = &pf->vf[i];
+
+		mutex_lock(&vf->cfg_lock);
+
+		ice_dis_vf_qs(vf);
+
+		if (test_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_INIT, vf->vf_states)) {
 			/* disable VF qp mappings and set VF disable state */
-			ice_dis_vf_mappings(&pf->vf[i]);
-			set_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_DIS, pf->vf[i].vf_states);
-			ice_free_vf_res(&pf->vf[i]);
+			ice_dis_vf_mappings(vf);
+			set_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_DIS, vf->vf_states);
+			ice_free_vf_res(vf);
 		}
 
-		mutex_destroy(&pf->vf[i].cfg_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&vf->cfg_lock);
+
+		mutex_destroy(&vf->cfg_lock);
 	}
 
 	if (ice_sriov_free_msix_res(pf))
@@ -683,7 +685,6 @@ void ice_free_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 				i);
 
 	clear_bit(ICE_VF_DIS, pf->state);
-	clear_bit(ICE_VF_DEINIT_IN_PROGRESS, pf->state);
 	clear_bit(ICE_FLAG_SRIOV_ENA, pf->flags);
 }
 
@@ -1565,6 +1566,8 @@ bool ice_reset_all_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf, bool is_vflr)
 	ice_for_each_vf(pf, v) {
 		vf = &pf->vf[v];
 
+		mutex_lock(&vf->cfg_lock);
+
 		vf->driver_caps = 0;
 		ice_vc_set_default_allowlist(vf);
 
@@ -1578,6 +1581,8 @@ bool ice_reset_all_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf, bool is_vflr)
 		ice_vf_pre_vsi_rebuild(vf);
 		ice_vf_rebuild_vsi(vf);
 		ice_vf_post_vsi_rebuild(vf);
+
+		mutex_unlock(&vf->cfg_lock);
 	}
 
 	ice_flush(hw);
@@ -1624,6 +1629,8 @@ bool ice_reset_vf(struct ice_vf *vf, bool is_vflr)
 	u32 reg;
 	int i;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&vf->cfg_lock);
+
 	dev = ice_pf_to_dev(pf);
 
 	if (test_bit(ICE_VF_RESETS_DISABLED, pf->state)) {
@@ -2110,9 +2117,12 @@ void ice_process_vflr_event(struct ice_pf *pf)
 		bit_idx = (hw->func_caps.vf_base_id + vf_id) % 32;
 		/* read GLGEN_VFLRSTAT register to find out the flr VFs */
 		reg = rd32(hw, GLGEN_VFLRSTAT(reg_idx));
-		if (reg & BIT(bit_idx))
+		if (reg & BIT(bit_idx)) {
 			/* GLGEN_VFLRSTAT bit will be cleared in ice_reset_vf */
+			mutex_lock(&vf->cfg_lock);
 			ice_reset_vf(vf, true);
+			mutex_unlock(&vf->cfg_lock);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2189,7 +2199,9 @@ ice_vf_lan_overflow_event(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_rq_event_info *event)
 	if (!vf)
 		return;
 
+	mutex_lock(&vf->cfg_lock);
 	ice_vc_reset_vf(vf);
+	mutex_unlock(&vf->cfg_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4300,10 +4312,6 @@ void ice_vc_process_vf_msg(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_rq_event_info *event)
 	struct device *dev;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	/* if de-init is underway, don't process messages from VF */
-	if (test_bit(ICE_VF_DEINIT_IN_PROGRESS, pf->state))
-		return;
-
 	dev = ice_pf_to_dev(pf);
 	if (ice_validate_vf_id(pf, vf_id)) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
