diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
index 4a0d3b786288704e60cdf3dd63776dd1a0797c51..4a540aff698cfadd34fe82a52d739dac9057bd66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ struct be_adapter {
 
 #define be_physfn(adapter)		(!adapter->virtfn)
 #define	sriov_enabled(adapter)		(adapter->num_vfs > 0)
-#define sriov_want(adapter)             (be_max_vfs(adapter) && num_vfs && \
-					 be_physfn(adapter))
+#define sriov_want(adapter)             (be_physfn(adapter) &&	\
+					 (num_vfs || pci_num_vf(adapter->pdev)))
 #define for_all_vfs(adapter, vf_cfg, i)					\
 	for (i = 0, vf_cfg = &adapter->vf_cfg[i]; i < adapter->num_vfs;	\
 		i++, vf_cfg++)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 100b528b9bd0f85bf26b778b0d928966d11d419a..4cb2ac79bfe202fa791b9bec88bac40874d24ade 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2948,12 +2948,12 @@ static void BEx_get_resources(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 	bool use_sriov = false;
 
-	if (BE3_chip(adapter) && be_physfn(adapter)) {
+	if (BE3_chip(adapter) && sriov_want(adapter)) {
 		int max_vfs;
 
 		max_vfs = pci_sriov_get_totalvfs(pdev);
 		res->max_vfs = max_vfs > 0 ? min(MAX_VFS, max_vfs) : 0;
-		use_sriov = res->max_vfs && num_vfs;
+		use_sriov = res->max_vfs;
 	}
 
 	if (be_physfn(adapter))
@@ -3242,7 +3242,7 @@ static int be_setup(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 		be_cmd_set_flow_control(adapter, adapter->tx_fc,
 					adapter->rx_fc);
 
-	if (be_physfn(adapter) && num_vfs) {
+	if (sriov_want(adapter)) {
 		if (be_max_vfs(adapter))
 			be_vf_setup(adapter);
 		else