diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 9a26eccc1fd1..a2b401274def 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -5181,12 +5181,6 @@ static void i40e_vsi_reinit_locked(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
 	i40e_down(vsi);
 
-	/* Give a VF some time to respond to the reset.  The
-	 * two second wait is based upon the watchdog cycle in
-	 * the VF driver.
-	 */
-	if (vsi->type == I40E_VSI_SRIOV)
-		msleep(2000);
 	i40e_up(vsi);
 	clear_bit(__I40E_CONFIG_BUSY, &pf->state);
 }
@@ -5229,6 +5223,9 @@ void i40e_down(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 		i40e_clean_tx_ring(vsi->tx_rings[i]);
 		i40e_clean_rx_ring(vsi->rx_rings[i]);
 	}
+
+	i40e_notify_client_of_netdev_close(vsi, false);
+
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5931,7 +5928,6 @@ static void i40e_fdir_flush_and_replay(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		if (I40E_DEBUG_FD & pf->hw.debug_mask)
 			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "FD Filter table flushed and FD-SB replayed.\n");
 	}
-
 }
 
 /**