diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index fe1258778cbc..1f31f503fa92 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ enum i40e_vsi_state_t {
 	__I40E_VSI_OVERFLOW_PROMISC,
 	__I40E_VSI_REINIT_REQUESTED,
 	__I40E_VSI_DOWN_REQUESTED,
+	__I40E_VSI_RELEASING,
 	/* This must be last as it determines the size of the BITMAP */
 	__I40E_VSI_STATE_SIZE__,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 52c2d6fdeb7a..72405a0aabde 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -2622,7 +2622,8 @@ static void i40e_sync_filters_subtask(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 
 	for (v = 0; v < pf->num_alloc_vsi; v++) {
 		if (pf->vsi[v] &&
-		    (pf->vsi[v]->flags & I40E_VSI_FLAG_FILTER_CHANGED)) {
+		    (pf->vsi[v]->flags & I40E_VSI_FLAG_FILTER_CHANGED) &&
+		    !test_bit(__I40E_VSI_RELEASING, pf->vsi[v]->state)) {
 			int ret = i40e_sync_vsi_filters(pf->vsi[v]);
 
 			if (ret) {
@@ -13308,7 +13309,7 @@ int i40e_vsi_release(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "Can't remove PF VSI\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
-
+	set_bit(__I40E_VSI_RELEASING, vsi->state);
 	uplink_seid = vsi->uplink_seid;
 	if (vsi->type != I40E_VSI_SRIOV) {
 		if (vsi->netdev_registered) {