diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
index 3d8c231b0614..7ef2cc739587 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -1496,12 +1496,10 @@ void ice_process_vflr_event(struct ice_pf *pf)
 }
 
 /**
- * ice_vc_dis_vf - Disable a given VF via SW reset
+ * ice_vc_reset_vf - Perform software reset on the VF after informing the AVF
  * @vf: pointer to the VF info
- *
- * Disable the VF through a SW reset
  */
-static void ice_vc_dis_vf(struct ice_vf *vf)
+static void ice_vc_reset_vf(struct ice_vf *vf)
 {
 	ice_vc_notify_vf_reset(vf);
 	ice_reset_vf(vf, false);
@@ -2541,7 +2539,7 @@ static int ice_vc_request_qs_msg(struct ice_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	} else {
 		/* request is successful, then reset VF */
 		vf->num_req_qs = req_queues;
-		ice_vc_dis_vf(vf);
+		ice_vc_reset_vf(vf);
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
 			 "VF %d granted request of %u queues.\n",
 			 vf->vf_id, req_queues);
@@ -3168,7 +3166,7 @@ int ice_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, u8 *mac)
 		    "MAC on VF %d set to %pM. VF driver will be reinitialized\n",
 		    vf_id, mac);
 
-	ice_vc_dis_vf(vf);
+	ice_vc_reset_vf(vf);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3204,7 +3202,7 @@ int ice_set_vf_trust(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, bool trusted)
 		return 0;
 
 	vf->trusted = trusted;
-	ice_vc_dis_vf(vf);
+	ice_vc_reset_vf(vf);
 	dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "VF %u is now %strusted\n",
 		 vf_id, trusted ? "" : "un");