diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 2c6b2bc4e30e..67cbebe1ff3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -1315,8 +1315,10 @@ static void ice_handle_mdd_event(struct ice_pf *pf)
 
 		if (vf_mdd_detected) {
 			vf->num_mdd_events++;
-			if (vf->num_mdd_events > 1)
-				dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "VF %d has had %llu MDD events since last boot\n",
+			if (vf->num_mdd_events &&
+			    vf->num_mdd_events <= ICE_MDD_EVENTS_THRESHOLD)
+				dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+					 "VF %d has had %llu MDD events since last boot, Admin might need to reload AVF driver with this number of events\n",
 					 i, vf->num_mdd_events);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.h
index 4d94853f119a..13f45f37d75e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.h
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #define ICE_MAX_MACADDR_PER_VF		12
 
 /* Malicious Driver Detection */
-#define ICE_DFLT_NUM_MDD_EVENTS_ALLOWED		3
 #define ICE_DFLT_NUM_INVAL_MSGS_ALLOWED		10
+#define ICE_MDD_EVENTS_THRESHOLD		30
 
 /* Static VF transaction/status register def */
 #define VF_DEVICE_STATUS		0xAA