diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index bb2a79b70c3a..dfaa34f2473a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -4332,9 +4332,6 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_port_vlan(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id,
 		/* duplicate request, so just return success */
 		goto error_pvid;
 
-	i40e_vc_reset_vf(vf, true);
-	/* During reset the VF got a new VSI, so refresh a pointer. */
-	vsi = pf->vsi[vf->lan_vsi_idx];
 	/* Locked once because multiple functions below iterate list */
 	spin_lock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
 
@@ -4420,6 +4417,10 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_port_vlan(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id,
 	 */
 	vf->port_vlan_id = le16_to_cpu(vsi->info.pvid);
 
+	i40e_vc_reset_vf(vf, true);
+	/* During reset the VF got a new VSI, so refresh a pointer. */
+	vsi = pf->vsi[vf->lan_vsi_idx];
+
 	ret = i40e_config_vf_promiscuous_mode(vf, vsi->id, allmulti, alluni);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev, "Unable to config vf promiscuous mode\n");