diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
index 31c3d77b4733f0aa9900138b5c49f398d0642db4..fe01e141c8f87d50e42a5cb2670ff5ba4921744a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -1203,6 +1203,9 @@ static void netvsc_send_vf(struct net_device *ndev,
 
 	net_device_ctx->vf_alloc = nvmsg->msg.v4_msg.vf_assoc.allocated;
 	net_device_ctx->vf_serial = nvmsg->msg.v4_msg.vf_assoc.serial;
+	netdev_info(ndev, "VF slot %u %s\n",
+		    net_device_ctx->vf_serial,
+		    net_device_ctx->vf_alloc ? "added" : "removed");
 }
 
 static  void netvsc_receive_inband(struct net_device *ndev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 915fbd66a02b5e1619b93a287fa5010ba61b1350..3af6d8d15233756e411500a8753d2789d544f076 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -1894,20 +1894,6 @@ static void netvsc_link_change(struct work_struct *w)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
-static struct net_device *get_netvsc_bymac(const u8 *mac)
-{
-	struct net_device_context *ndev_ctx;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(ndev_ctx, &netvsc_dev_list, list) {
-		struct net_device *dev = hv_get_drvdata(ndev_ctx->device_ctx);
-
-		if (ether_addr_equal(mac, dev->perm_addr))
-			return dev;
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static struct net_device *get_netvsc_byref(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 {
 	struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx;
@@ -2036,26 +2022,48 @@ static void netvsc_vf_setup(struct work_struct *w)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
+/* Find netvsc by VMBus serial number.
+ * The PCI hyperv controller records the serial number as the slot.
+ */
+static struct net_device *get_netvsc_byslot(const struct net_device *vf_netdev)
+{
+	struct device *parent = vf_netdev->dev.parent;
+	struct net_device_context *ndev_ctx;
+	struct pci_dev *pdev;
+
+	if (!parent || !dev_is_pci(parent))
+		return NULL; /* not a PCI device */
+
+	pdev = to_pci_dev(parent);
+	if (!pdev->slot) {
+		netdev_notice(vf_netdev, "no PCI slot information\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ndev_ctx, &netvsc_dev_list, list) {
+		if (!ndev_ctx->vf_alloc)
+			continue;
+
+		if (ndev_ctx->vf_serial == pdev->slot->number)
+			return hv_get_drvdata(ndev_ctx->device_ctx);
+	}
+
+	netdev_notice(vf_netdev,
+		      "no netdev found for slot %u\n", pdev->slot->number);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static int netvsc_register_vf(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 {
-	struct net_device *ndev;
 	struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx;
-	struct device *pdev = vf_netdev->dev.parent;
 	struct netvsc_device *netvsc_dev;
+	struct net_device *ndev;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (vf_netdev->addr_len != ETH_ALEN)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
-	if (!pdev || !dev_is_pci(pdev) || dev_is_pf(pdev))
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
-
-	/*
-	 * We will use the MAC address to locate the synthetic interface to
-	 * associate with the VF interface. If we don't find a matching
-	 * synthetic interface, move on.
-	 */
-	ndev = get_netvsc_bymac(vf_netdev->perm_addr);
+	ndev = get_netvsc_byslot(vf_netdev);
 	if (!ndev)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;