diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 080efb7473aa..f4a39016a675 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -4158,13 +4158,17 @@ int ice_vsi_recfg_qs(struct ice_vsi *vsi, int new_rx, int new_tx, bool locked)
 
 	/* set for the next time the netdev is started */
 	if (!netif_running(vsi->netdev)) {
-		ice_vsi_rebuild(vsi, ICE_VSI_FLAG_NO_INIT);
+		err = ice_vsi_rebuild(vsi, ICE_VSI_FLAG_NO_INIT);
+		if (err)
+			goto rebuild_err;
 		dev_dbg(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "Link is down, queue count change happens when link is brought up\n");
 		goto done;
 	}
 
 	ice_vsi_close(vsi);
-	ice_vsi_rebuild(vsi, ICE_VSI_FLAG_NO_INIT);
+	err = ice_vsi_rebuild(vsi, ICE_VSI_FLAG_NO_INIT);
+	if (err)
+		goto rebuild_err;
 
 	ice_for_each_traffic_class(i) {
 		if (vsi->tc_cfg.ena_tc & BIT(i))
@@ -4175,6 +4179,11 @@ int ice_vsi_recfg_qs(struct ice_vsi *vsi, int new_rx, int new_tx, bool locked)
 	}
 	ice_pf_dcb_recfg(pf, locked);
 	ice_vsi_open(vsi);
+	goto done;
+
+rebuild_err:
+	dev_err(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "Error during VSI rebuild: %d. Unload and reload the driver.\n",
+		err);
 done:
 	clear_bit(ICE_CFG_BUSY, pf->state);
 	return err;