diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 5b1198859da7f1de8c6d790ab735dbe102aa1b18..9a0a358a15c254979d884cfd5512d07c3c68c021 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -6929,12 +6929,15 @@ static void ice_rebuild(struct ice_pf *pf, enum ice_reset_req reset_type)
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "rebuilding PF after reset_type=%d\n", reset_type);
 
+#define ICE_EMP_RESET_SLEEP_MS 5000
 	if (reset_type == ICE_RESET_EMPR) {
 		/* If an EMP reset has occurred, any previously pending flash
 		 * update will have completed. We no longer know whether or
 		 * not the NVM update EMP reset is restricted.
 		 */
 		pf->fw_emp_reset_disabled = false;
+
+		msleep(ICE_EMP_RESET_SLEEP_MS);
 	}
 
 	err = ice_init_all_ctrlq(hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
index 8915a9d39e36264bb5e70a9581eec357b6b11245..0c438219f7a39856623a00d116d5cdec351fbda2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
@@ -1046,8 +1046,8 @@ int ice_sriov_configure(struct pci_dev *pdev, int num_vfs)
 
 	if (!num_vfs) {
 		if (!pci_vfs_assigned(pdev)) {
-			ice_mbx_deinit_snapshot(&pf->hw);
 			ice_free_vfs(pf);
+			ice_mbx_deinit_snapshot(&pf->hw);
 			if (pf->lag)
 				ice_enable_lag(pf->lag);
 			return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
index 69ff4b9297725ae3b476e6a435b28832d9751681..b72606c9e6d03a6e494feaf435fe9ab9ea246f87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
@@ -3625,6 +3625,8 @@ void ice_vc_process_vf_msg(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_rq_event_info *event)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&vf->cfg_lock);
+
 	/* Check if VF is disabled. */
 	if (test_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_DIS, vf->vf_states)) {
 		err = -EPERM;
@@ -3642,32 +3644,20 @@ void ice_vc_process_vf_msg(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_rq_event_info *event)
 			err = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!ice_vc_is_opcode_allowed(vf, v_opcode)) {
-		ice_vc_send_msg_to_vf(vf, v_opcode,
-				      VIRTCHNL_STATUS_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED, NULL,
-				      0);
-		ice_put_vf(vf);
-		return;
-	}
-
 error_handler:
 	if (err) {
 		ice_vc_send_msg_to_vf(vf, v_opcode, VIRTCHNL_STATUS_ERR_PARAM,
 				      NULL, 0);
 		dev_err(dev, "Invalid message from VF %d, opcode %d, len %d, error %d\n",
 			vf_id, v_opcode, msglen, err);
-		ice_put_vf(vf);
-		return;
+		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	/* VF is being configured in another context that triggers a VFR, so no
-	 * need to process this message
-	 */
-	if (!mutex_trylock(&vf->cfg_lock)) {
-		dev_info(dev, "VF %u is being configured in another context that will trigger a VFR, so there is no need to handle this message\n",
-			 vf->vf_id);
-		ice_put_vf(vf);
-		return;
+	if (!ice_vc_is_opcode_allowed(vf, v_opcode)) {
+		ice_vc_send_msg_to_vf(vf, v_opcode,
+				      VIRTCHNL_STATUS_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED, NULL,
+				      0);
+		goto finish;
 	}
 
 	switch (v_opcode) {
@@ -3780,6 +3770,7 @@ void ice_vc_process_vf_msg(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_rq_event_info *event)
 			 vf_id, v_opcode, err);
 	}
 
+finish:
 	mutex_unlock(&vf->cfg_lock);
 	ice_put_vf(vf);
 }