diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
index 5450fa122729afbc955352cef253f81a172af815..46088c05d485a860ff123d0f5b357d1fae19a26f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sriov.c
@@ -757,23 +757,19 @@ static void ice_sriov_clear_reset_trigger(struct ice_vf *vf)
 }
 
 /**
- * ice_sriov_vsi_rebuild - release and rebuild VF's VSI
- * @vf: VF to release and setup the VSI for
+ * ice_sriov_create_vsi - Create a new VSI for a VF
+ * @vf: VF to create the VSI for
  *
- * This is only called when a single VF is being reset (i.e. VFR, VFLR, host VF
- * configuration change, etc.).
+ * This is called by ice_vf_recreate_vsi to create the new VSI after the old
+ * VSI has been released.
  */
-static int ice_sriov_vsi_rebuild(struct ice_vf *vf)
+static int ice_sriov_create_vsi(struct ice_vf *vf)
 {
-	struct ice_pf *pf = vf->pf;
+	struct ice_vsi *vsi;
 
-	ice_vf_vsi_release(vf);
-	if (!ice_vf_vsi_setup(vf)) {
-		dev_err(ice_pf_to_dev(pf),
-			"Failed to release and setup the VF%u's VSI\n",
-			vf->vf_id);
+	vsi = ice_vf_vsi_setup(vf);
+	if (!vsi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -795,7 +791,7 @@ static const struct ice_vf_ops ice_sriov_vf_ops = {
 	.trigger_reset_register = ice_sriov_trigger_reset_register,
 	.poll_reset_status = ice_sriov_poll_reset_status,
 	.clear_reset_trigger = ice_sriov_clear_reset_trigger,
-	.vsi_rebuild = ice_sriov_vsi_rebuild,
+	.create_vsi = ice_sriov_create_vsi,
 	.post_vsi_rebuild = ice_sriov_post_vsi_rebuild,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
index c93d24fee60d1930f5c60d739c23d76d89a31a9d..1a5d64454f99351c91c2def3a5cf3d57fabeabbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
@@ -241,12 +241,41 @@ static void ice_vf_pre_vsi_rebuild(struct ice_vf *vf)
 	vf->vf_ops->clear_reset_trigger(vf);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ice_vf_recreate_vsi - Release and re-create the VF's VSI
+ * @vf: VF to recreate the VSI for
+ *
+ * This is only called when a single VF is being reset (i.e. VVF, VFLR, host
+ * VF configuration change, etc)
+ *
+ * It releases and then re-creates a new VSI.
+ */
+static int ice_vf_recreate_vsi(struct ice_vf *vf)
+{
+	struct ice_pf *pf = vf->pf;
+	int err;
+
+	ice_vf_vsi_release(vf);
+
+	err = vf->vf_ops->create_vsi(vf);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(ice_pf_to_dev(pf),
+			"Failed to recreate the VF%u's VSI, error %d\n",
+			vf->vf_id, err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * ice_vf_rebuild_vsi - rebuild the VF's VSI
  * @vf: VF to rebuild the VSI for
  *
  * This is only called when all VF(s) are being reset (i.e. PCIe Reset on the
  * host, PFR, CORER, etc.).
+ *
+ * It reprograms the VSI configuration back into hardware.
  */
 static int ice_vf_rebuild_vsi(struct ice_vf *vf)
 {
@@ -654,7 +683,7 @@ int ice_reset_vf(struct ice_vf *vf, u32 flags)
 
 	ice_vf_pre_vsi_rebuild(vf);
 
-	if (vf->vf_ops->vsi_rebuild(vf)) {
+	if (ice_vf_recreate_vsi(vf)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to release and setup the VF%u's VSI\n",
 			vf->vf_id);
 		err = -EFAULT;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.h
index 52bd9a3816bf2a7df89c03cbcbc9c8aa60a9ded8..e3d94f3ca40dc6563877a1f08a8db926461ecebb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct ice_vf_ops {
 	void (*trigger_reset_register)(struct ice_vf *vf, bool is_vflr);
 	bool (*poll_reset_status)(struct ice_vf *vf);
 	void (*clear_reset_trigger)(struct ice_vf *vf);
-	int (*vsi_rebuild)(struct ice_vf *vf);
+	int (*create_vsi)(struct ice_vf *vf);
 	void (*post_vsi_rebuild)(struct ice_vf *vf);
 };