diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 82960603da33..026c72e62c18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -9942,10 +9942,18 @@ static void bnx2x_recovery_failed(struct bnx2x *bp)
  */
 static void bnx2x_parity_recover(struct bnx2x *bp)
 {
-	bool global = false;
 	u32 error_recovered, error_unrecovered;
-	bool is_parity;
+	bool is_parity, global = false;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BNX2X_SRIOV
+	int vf_idx;
 
+	for (vf_idx = 0; vf_idx < bp->requested_nr_virtfn; vf_idx++) {
+		struct bnx2x_virtf *vf = BP_VF(bp, vf_idx);
+
+		if (vf)
+			vf->state = VF_LOST;
+	}
+#endif
 	DP(NETIF_MSG_HW, "Handling parity\n");
 	while (1) {
 		switch (bp->recovery_state) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.h
index 6f6f13dc2be3..ab8339594cd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ struct bnx2x_virtf {
 #define VF_ACQUIRED	1	/* VF acquired, but not initialized */
 #define VF_ENABLED	2	/* VF Enabled */
 #define VF_RESET	3	/* VF FLR'd, pending cleanup */
+#define VF_LOST		4	/* Recovery while VFs are loaded */
 
 	bool flr_clnup_stage;	/* true during flr cleanup */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c
index a12a4236b143..e9fc3b09dba8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_vfpf.c
@@ -2095,6 +2095,18 @@ static void bnx2x_vf_mbx_request(struct bnx2x *bp, struct bnx2x_virtf *vf,
 {
 	int i;
 
+	if (vf->state == VF_LOST) {
+		/* Just ack the FW and return if VFs are lost
+		 * in case of parity error. VFs are supposed to be timedout
+		 * on waiting for PF response.
+		 */
+		DP(BNX2X_MSG_IOV,
+		   "VF 0x%x lost, not handling the request\n", vf->abs_vfid);
+
+		storm_memset_vf_mbx_ack(bp, vf->abs_vfid);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* check if tlv type is known */
 	if (bnx2x_tlv_supported(mbx->first_tlv.tl.type)) {
 		/* Lock the per vf op mutex and note the locker's identity.