diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
index 294e91c3453c..ea3310be8354 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
@@ -612,11 +612,17 @@ int ice_reset_vf(struct ice_vf *vf, u32 flags)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (flags & ICE_VF_RESET_LOCK)
+		mutex_lock(&vf->cfg_lock);
+	else
+		lockdep_assert_held(&vf->cfg_lock);
+
 	if (ice_is_vf_disabled(vf)) {
 		vsi = ice_get_vf_vsi(vf);
 		if (!vsi) {
 			dev_dbg(dev, "VF is already removed\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 		ice_vsi_stop_lan_tx_rings(vsi, ICE_NO_RESET, vf->vf_id);
 
@@ -625,14 +631,9 @@ int ice_reset_vf(struct ice_vf *vf, u32 flags)
 
 		dev_dbg(dev, "VF is already disabled, there is no need for resetting it, telling VM, all is fine %d\n",
 			vf->vf_id);
-		return 0;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (flags & ICE_VF_RESET_LOCK)
-		mutex_lock(&vf->cfg_lock);
-	else
-		lockdep_assert_held(&vf->cfg_lock);
-
 	/* Set VF disable bit state here, before triggering reset */
 	set_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_DIS, vf->vf_states);
 	ice_trigger_vf_reset(vf, flags & ICE_VF_RESET_VFLR, false);