diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c
index f2c79456d745..36f9b932b9e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ void pdsc_teardown(struct pdsc *pdsc, bool removing)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	pdsc_devcmd_reset(pdsc);
+	if (!pdsc->pdev->is_virtfn)
+		pdsc_devcmd_reset(pdsc);
 	pdsc_qcq_free(pdsc, &pdsc->notifyqcq);
 	pdsc_qcq_free(pdsc, &pdsc->adminqcq);
 
@@ -524,7 +525,8 @@ static void pdsc_fw_down(struct pdsc *pdsc)
 	}
 
 	/* Notify clients of fw_down */
-	devlink_health_report(pdsc->fw_reporter, "FW down reported", pdsc);
+	if (pdsc->fw_reporter)
+		devlink_health_report(pdsc->fw_reporter, "FW down reported", pdsc);
 	pdsc_notify(PDS_EVENT_RESET, &reset_event);
 
 	pdsc_stop(pdsc);
@@ -554,8 +556,9 @@ static void pdsc_fw_up(struct pdsc *pdsc)
 
 	/* Notify clients of fw_up */
 	pdsc->fw_recoveries++;
-	devlink_health_reporter_state_update(pdsc->fw_reporter,
-					     DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY);
+	if (pdsc->fw_reporter)
+		devlink_health_reporter_state_update(pdsc->fw_reporter,
+						     DEVLINK_HEALTH_REPORTER_STATE_HEALTHY);
 	pdsc_notify(PDS_EVENT_RESET, &reset_event);
 
 	return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/dev.c
index debe5216fe29..f77cd9f5a2fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/dev.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static const char *pdsc_devcmd_str(int opcode)
 	}
 }
 
-static int pdsc_devcmd_wait(struct pdsc *pdsc, int max_seconds)
+static int pdsc_devcmd_wait(struct pdsc *pdsc, u8 opcode, int max_seconds)
 {
 	struct device *dev = pdsc->dev;
 	unsigned long start_time;
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ static int pdsc_devcmd_wait(struct pdsc *pdsc, int max_seconds)
 	int done = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 	int status;
-	int opcode;
-
-	opcode = ioread8(&pdsc->cmd_regs->cmd.opcode);
 
 	start_time = jiffies;
 	max_wait = start_time + (max_seconds * HZ);
@@ -180,10 +177,10 @@ int pdsc_devcmd_locked(struct pdsc *pdsc, union pds_core_dev_cmd *cmd,
 
 	memcpy_toio(&pdsc->cmd_regs->cmd, cmd, sizeof(*cmd));
 	pdsc_devcmd_dbell(pdsc);
-	err = pdsc_devcmd_wait(pdsc, max_seconds);
+	err = pdsc_devcmd_wait(pdsc, cmd->opcode, max_seconds);
 	memcpy_fromio(comp, &pdsc->cmd_regs->comp, sizeof(*comp));
 
-	if (err == -ENXIO || err == -ETIMEDOUT)
+	if ((err == -ENXIO || err == -ETIMEDOUT) && pdsc->wq)
 		queue_work(pdsc->wq, &pdsc->health_work);
 
 	return err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/devlink.c
index 9c6b3653c1c7..d9607033bbf2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/devlink.c
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ pdsc_viftype *pdsc_dl_find_viftype_by_id(struct pdsc *pdsc,
 {
 	int vt;
 
+	if (!pdsc->viftype_status)
+		return NULL;
+
 	for (vt = 0; vt < PDS_DEV_TYPE_MAX; vt++) {
 		if (pdsc->viftype_status[vt].dl_id == dl_id)
 			return &pdsc->viftype_status[vt];