diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
index abf6a061cab6..d529ed681fe6 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
@@ -28,6 +28,60 @@ static irqreturn_t ifcvf_intr_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static void ifcvf_free_irq_vectors(void *data)
+{
+	pci_free_irq_vectors(data);
+}
+
+static void ifcvf_free_irq(struct ifcvf_adapter *adapter, int queues)
+{
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
+	struct ifcvf_hw *vf = &adapter->vf;
+	int i;
+
+
+	for (i = 0; i < queues; i++)
+		devm_free_irq(&pdev->dev, vf->vring[i].irq, &vf->vring[i]);
+
+	ifcvf_free_irq_vectors(pdev);
+}
+
+static int ifcvf_request_irq(struct ifcvf_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
+	struct ifcvf_hw *vf = &adapter->vf;
+	int vector, i, ret, irq;
+
+	ret = pci_alloc_irq_vectors(pdev, IFCVF_MAX_INTR,
+				    IFCVF_MAX_INTR, PCI_IRQ_MSIX);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		IFCVF_ERR(pdev, "Failed to alloc IRQ vectors\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < IFCVF_MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS * 2; i++) {
+		snprintf(vf->vring[i].msix_name, 256, "ifcvf[%s]-%d\n",
+			 pci_name(pdev), i);
+		vector = i + IFCVF_MSI_QUEUE_OFF;
+		irq = pci_irq_vector(pdev, vector);
+		ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq,
+				       ifcvf_intr_handler, 0,
+				       vf->vring[i].msix_name,
+				       &vf->vring[i]);
+		if (ret) {
+			IFCVF_ERR(pdev,
+				  "Failed to request irq for vq %d\n", i);
+			ifcvf_free_irq(adapter, i);
+
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		vf->vring[i].irq = irq;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ifcvf_start_datapath(void *private)
 {
 	struct ifcvf_hw *vf = ifcvf_private_to_vf(private);
@@ -118,17 +172,34 @@ static void ifcvf_vdpa_set_status(struct vdpa_device *vdpa_dev, u8 status)
 {
 	struct ifcvf_adapter *adapter;
 	struct ifcvf_hw *vf;
+	u8 status_old;
+	int ret;
 
 	vf  = vdpa_to_vf(vdpa_dev);
 	adapter = dev_get_drvdata(vdpa_dev->dev.parent);
+	status_old = ifcvf_get_status(vf);
+
+	if ((status_old & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK) &&
+	    !(status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK)) {
+		ifcvf_stop_datapath(adapter);
+		ifcvf_free_irq(adapter, IFCVF_MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS * 2);
+	}
 
 	if (status == 0) {
-		ifcvf_stop_datapath(adapter);
 		ifcvf_reset_vring(adapter);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK) {
+	if ((status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK) &&
+	    !(status_old & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK)) {
+		ret = ifcvf_request_irq(adapter);
+		if (ret) {
+			status = ifcvf_get_status(vf);
+			status |= VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_FAILED;
+			ifcvf_set_status(vf, status);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (ifcvf_start_datapath(adapter) < 0)
 			IFCVF_ERR(adapter->pdev,
 				  "Failed to set ifcvf vdpa  status %u\n",
@@ -284,38 +355,6 @@ static const struct vdpa_config_ops ifc_vdpa_ops = {
 	.set_config_cb  = ifcvf_vdpa_set_config_cb,
 };
 
-static int ifcvf_request_irq(struct ifcvf_adapter *adapter)
-{
-	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
-	struct ifcvf_hw *vf = &adapter->vf;
-	int vector, i, ret, irq;
-
-
-	for (i = 0; i < IFCVF_MAX_QUEUE_PAIRS * 2; i++) {
-		snprintf(vf->vring[i].msix_name, 256, "ifcvf[%s]-%d\n",
-			 pci_name(pdev), i);
-		vector = i + IFCVF_MSI_QUEUE_OFF;
-		irq = pci_irq_vector(pdev, vector);
-		ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq,
-				       ifcvf_intr_handler, 0,
-				       vf->vring[i].msix_name,
-				       &vf->vring[i]);
-		if (ret) {
-			IFCVF_ERR(pdev,
-				  "Failed to request irq for vq %d\n", i);
-			return ret;
-		}
-		vf->vring[i].irq = irq;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void ifcvf_free_irq_vectors(void *data)
-{
-	pci_free_irq_vectors(data);
-}
-
 static int ifcvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
@@ -349,13 +388,6 @@ static int ifcvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = pci_alloc_irq_vectors(pdev, IFCVF_MAX_INTR,
-				    IFCVF_MAX_INTR, PCI_IRQ_MSIX);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		IFCVF_ERR(pdev, "Failed to alloc irq vectors\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, ifcvf_free_irq_vectors, pdev);
 	if (ret) {
 		IFCVF_ERR(pdev,
@@ -379,12 +411,6 @@ static int ifcvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	adapter->pdev = pdev;
 	adapter->vdpa.dma_dev = &pdev->dev;
 
-	ret = ifcvf_request_irq(adapter);
-	if (ret) {
-		IFCVF_ERR(pdev, "Failed to request MSI-X irq\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-
 	ret = ifcvf_init_hw(vf, pdev);
 	if (ret) {
 		IFCVF_ERR(pdev, "Failed to init IFCVF hw\n");