diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 57a5ec098e7e..057b1a9dde15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -2411,12 +2411,15 @@ static int netvsc_register_vf(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
  * During hibernation, if a VF NIC driver (e.g. mlx5) preserves the network
  * interface, there is only the CHANGE event and no UP or DOWN event.
  */
-static int netvsc_vf_changed(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
+static int netvsc_vf_changed(struct net_device *vf_netdev, unsigned long event)
 {
 	struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx;
 	struct netvsc_device *netvsc_dev;
 	struct net_device *ndev;
-	bool vf_is_up = netif_running(vf_netdev);
+	bool vf_is_up = false;
+
+	if (event != NETDEV_GOING_DOWN)
+		vf_is_up = netif_running(vf_netdev);
 
 	ndev = get_netvsc_byref(vf_netdev);
 	if (!ndev)
@@ -2762,7 +2765,8 @@ static int netvsc_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	case NETDEV_UP:
 	case NETDEV_DOWN:
 	case NETDEV_CHANGE:
-		return netvsc_vf_changed(event_dev);
+	case NETDEV_GOING_DOWN:
+		return netvsc_vf_changed(event_dev, event);
 	default:
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	}