diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
index 70cbad39ee66..8b6579aceebb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
@@ -119,6 +119,26 @@ static int efx_ef10_get_pf_index(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SFC_SRIOV
+static int efx_ef10_get_vf_index(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	MCDI_DECLARE_BUF(outbuf, MC_CMD_GET_FUNCTION_INFO_OUT_LEN);
+	struct efx_ef10_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
+	size_t outlen;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = efx_mcdi_rpc(efx, MC_CMD_GET_FUNCTION_INFO, NULL, 0, outbuf,
+			  sizeof(outbuf), &outlen);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+	if (outlen < sizeof(outbuf))
+		return -EIO;
+
+	nic_data->vf_index = MCDI_DWORD(outbuf, GET_FUNCTION_INFO_OUT_VF);
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 static int efx_ef10_init_datapath_caps(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	MCDI_DECLARE_BUF(outbuf, MC_CMD_GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_LEN);
@@ -328,23 +348,6 @@ static int efx_ef10_probe(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int efx_ef10_probe_pf(struct efx_nic *efx)
-{
-	return efx_ef10_probe(efx);
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SFC_SRIOV
-static int efx_ef10_probe_vf(struct efx_nic *efx)
-{
-	return efx_ef10_probe(efx);
-}
-#else
-static int efx_ef10_probe_vf(struct efx_nic *efx __attribute__ ((unused)))
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 static int efx_ef10_free_vis(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	MCDI_DECLARE_BUF_OUT_OR_ERR(outbuf, 0);
@@ -561,6 +564,37 @@ static void efx_ef10_remove(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	kfree(nic_data);
 }
 
+static int efx_ef10_probe_pf(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	return efx_ef10_probe(efx);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SFC_SRIOV
+static int efx_ef10_probe_vf(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = efx_ef10_probe(efx);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	rc = efx_ef10_get_vf_index(efx);
+	if (rc)
+		goto fail;
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail:
+	efx_ef10_remove(efx);
+	return rc;
+}
+#else
+static int efx_ef10_probe_vf(struct efx_nic *efx __attribute__ ((unused)))
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 static int efx_ef10_alloc_vis(struct efx_nic *efx,
 			      unsigned int min_vis, unsigned int max_vis)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.h
index 2fd30556e6c3..db8562ec586d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.h
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ struct efx_ef10_nic_data {
 	bool must_probe_vswitching;
 	unsigned int pf_index;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SFC_SRIOV
+	unsigned int vf_index;
 	struct ef10_vf *vf;
 #endif
 	u8 vport_mac[ETH_ALEN];