diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 8ea1a238dcef..d3d6415553ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -4475,9 +4475,7 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_port_vlan(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id,
 		goto error_pvid;
 
 	i40e_vlan_stripping_enable(vsi);
-	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);
 
@@ -4563,6 +4561,10 @@ 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");