diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 819b7d72f9de5caffa720ed7e58008943721c843..a754903b27eeec74aa16e8a67967c6141a58eb2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -11417,12 +11417,11 @@ static void bnxt_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct bnxt *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	if (BNXT_PF(bp)) {
+	if (BNXT_PF(bp))
 		bnxt_sriov_disable(bp);
-		bnxt_dl_fw_reporters_destroy(bp, true);
-		bnxt_dl_unregister(bp);
-	}
 
+	bnxt_dl_fw_reporters_destroy(bp, true);
+	bnxt_dl_unregister(bp);
 	pci_disable_pcie_error_reporting(pdev);
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
 	bnxt_shutdown_tc(bp);
@@ -11899,10 +11898,8 @@ static int bnxt_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (rc)
 		goto init_err_cleanup_tc;
 
-	if (BNXT_PF(bp)) {
-		bnxt_dl_register(bp);
-		bnxt_dl_fw_reporters_create(bp);
-	}
+	bnxt_dl_register(bp);
+	bnxt_dl_fw_reporters_create(bp);
 
 	netdev_info(dev, "%s found at mem %lx, node addr %pM\n",
 		    board_info[ent->driver_data].name,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
index 136953a0ecaa15af60543d4e07855e853f3933f9..3eedd44772182fc923cbd2c6fb3eb151d68e0dfa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ static const struct devlink_ops bnxt_dl_ops = {
 	.flash_update	  = bnxt_dl_flash_update,
 };
 
+static const struct devlink_ops bnxt_vf_dl_ops;
+
 enum bnxt_dl_param_id {
 	BNXT_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_BASE = DEVLINK_PARAM_GENERIC_ID_MAX,
 	BNXT_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_GRE_VER_CHECK,
@@ -483,7 +485,10 @@ int bnxt_dl_register(struct bnxt *bp)
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	dl = devlink_alloc(&bnxt_dl_ops, sizeof(struct bnxt_dl));
+	if (BNXT_PF(bp))
+		dl = devlink_alloc(&bnxt_dl_ops, sizeof(struct bnxt_dl));
+	else
+		dl = devlink_alloc(&bnxt_vf_dl_ops, sizeof(struct bnxt_dl));
 	if (!dl) {
 		netdev_warn(bp->dev, "devlink_alloc failed");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -502,6 +507,9 @@ int bnxt_dl_register(struct bnxt *bp)
 		goto err_dl_free;
 	}
 
+	if (!BNXT_PF(bp))
+		return 0;
+
 	rc = devlink_params_register(dl, bnxt_dl_params,
 				     ARRAY_SIZE(bnxt_dl_params));
 	if (rc) {
@@ -551,11 +559,14 @@ void bnxt_dl_unregister(struct bnxt *bp)
 	if (!dl)
 		return;
 
-	devlink_port_params_unregister(&bp->dl_port, bnxt_dl_port_params,
-				       ARRAY_SIZE(bnxt_dl_port_params));
-	devlink_port_unregister(&bp->dl_port);
-	devlink_params_unregister(dl, bnxt_dl_params,
-				  ARRAY_SIZE(bnxt_dl_params));
+	if (BNXT_PF(bp)) {
+		devlink_port_params_unregister(&bp->dl_port,
+					       bnxt_dl_port_params,
+					       ARRAY_SIZE(bnxt_dl_port_params));
+		devlink_port_unregister(&bp->dl_port);
+		devlink_params_unregister(dl, bnxt_dl_params,
+					  ARRAY_SIZE(bnxt_dl_params));
+	}
 	devlink_unregister(dl);
 	devlink_free(dl);
 }