diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index d3ebfaf5a04bb5235cf0b39603758734167ceca5..c6d57f316429a79e0fc6c3894f33ee06556c5d90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -6144,15 +6144,12 @@ int ice_vsi_cfg(struct ice_vsi *vsi)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (vsi->netdev) {
+	if (vsi->netdev && vsi->type == ICE_VSI_PF) {
 		ice_set_rx_mode(vsi->netdev);
 
-		if (vsi->type != ICE_VSI_LB) {
-			err = ice_vsi_vlan_setup(vsi);
-
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		}
+		err = ice_vsi_vlan_setup(vsi);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
 	}
 	ice_vsi_cfg_dcb_rings(vsi);
 
@@ -6333,7 +6330,7 @@ static int ice_up_complete(struct ice_vsi *vsi)
 
 	if (vsi->port_info &&
 	    (vsi->port_info->phy.link_info.link_info & ICE_AQ_LINK_UP) &&
-	    vsi->netdev) {
+	    vsi->netdev && vsi->type == ICE_VSI_PF) {
 		ice_print_link_msg(vsi, true);
 		netif_tx_start_all_queues(vsi->netdev);
 		netif_carrier_on(vsi->netdev);
@@ -6344,7 +6341,9 @@ static int ice_up_complete(struct ice_vsi *vsi)
 	 * set the baseline so counters are ready when interface is up
 	 */
 	ice_update_eth_stats(vsi);
-	ice_service_task_schedule(pf);
+
+	if (vsi->type == ICE_VSI_PF)
+		ice_service_task_schedule(pf);
 
 	return 0;
 }