diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 348869f05020..80036942dc76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -4332,7 +4332,10 @@ int i40e_vc_process_vflr_event(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		reg = rd32(hw, I40E_GLGEN_VFLRSTAT(reg_idx));
 		if (reg & BIT(bit_idx))
 			/* i40e_reset_vf will clear the bit in GLGEN_VFLRSTAT */
-			i40e_reset_vf(vf, true);
+			if (!i40e_reset_vf(vf, true)) {
+				/* At least one VF did not finish resetting, retry next time */
+				set_bit(__I40E_VFLR_EVENT_PENDING, pf->state);
+			}
 	}
 
 	return 0;