diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 1cbb34f507c9..ac9156735475 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3660,8 +3660,6 @@ static void ixgbe_configure_dcb(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82598EB)
 		netif_set_gso_max_size(adapter->netdev, 32768);
 
-	hw->mac.ops.set_vfta(&adapter->hw, 0, 0, true);
-
 #ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
 	if (adapter->netdev->features & NETIF_F_FCOE_MTU)
 		max_frame = max(max_frame, IXGBE_FCOE_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE);
@@ -3861,6 +3859,11 @@ static void ixgbe_configure(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 #ifdef CONFIG_IXGBE_DCB
 	ixgbe_configure_dcb(adapter);
 #endif
+	/*
+	 * We must restore virtualization before VLANs or else
+	 * the VLVF registers will not be populated
+	 */
+	ixgbe_configure_virtualization(adapter);
 
 	ixgbe_set_rx_mode(adapter->netdev);
 	ixgbe_restore_vlan(adapter);
@@ -3892,8 +3895,6 @@ static void ixgbe_configure(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	ixgbe_configure_virtualization(adapter);
-
 #ifdef IXGBE_FCOE
 	/* configure FCoE L2 filters, redirection table, and Rx control */
 	ixgbe_configure_fcoe(adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 4fea8716ab64..3b1c914cbc50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@ void ixgbe_restore_vf_multicasts(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 static int ixgbe_set_vf_vlan(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, int add, int vid,
 			     u32 vf)
 {
+	/* VLAN 0 is a special case, don't allow it to be removed */
+	if (!vid && !add)
+		return 0;
+
 	return adapter->hw.mac.ops.set_vfta(&adapter->hw, vid, vf, (bool)add);
 }
 
@@ -414,6 +418,7 @@ static inline void ixgbe_vf_reset_event(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 				  VLAN_PRIO_SHIFT)), vf);
 		ixgbe_set_vmolr(hw, vf, false);
 	} else {
+		ixgbe_set_vf_vlan(adapter, true, 0, vf);
 		ixgbe_set_vmvir(adapter, 0, vf);
 		ixgbe_set_vmolr(hw, vf, true);
 	}