diff --git a/hw/misc/vfio.c b/hw/misc/vfio.c
index fe95e03d1d7d4ad906371370236025f6d2d354d0..f7f8a19ee8b0127b758d03ada9499e564aa091f5 100644
--- a/hw/misc/vfio.c
+++ b/hw/misc/vfio.c
@@ -3568,6 +3568,13 @@ static int vfio_initfn(PCIDevice *pdev)
     vdev->emulated_config_bits[PCI_HEADER_TYPE] =
                                               PCI_HEADER_TYPE_MULTI_FUNCTION;
 
+    /* Restore or clear multifunction, this is always controlled by QEMU */
+    if (vdev->pdev.cap_present & QEMU_PCI_CAP_MULTIFUNCTION) {
+        vdev->pdev.config[PCI_HEADER_TYPE] |= PCI_HEADER_TYPE_MULTI_FUNCTION;
+    } else {
+        vdev->pdev.config[PCI_HEADER_TYPE] &= ~PCI_HEADER_TYPE_MULTI_FUNCTION;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Clear host resource mapping info.  If we choose not to register a
      * BAR, such as might be the case with the option ROM, we can get