diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 6ac5da219150b74f0f712e5bb6e14516e54cb237..475341d0ce7e30900158b5c08228a4179b433b87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -3280,7 +3280,6 @@ static int ixgbevf_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	u32 err;
 
-	pci_set_power_state(pdev, PCI_D0);
 	pci_restore_state(pdev);
 	/*
 	 * pci_restore_state clears dev->state_saved so call