diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
index 926c31b47261163e8f4da0dc46946b4a7b49c7b0..3f03c42ece97e7c15bcec4470aa296b156b1c43d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -2511,6 +2511,9 @@ static pci_ers_result_t igbvf_io_error_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	netif_device_detach(netdev);
 
+	if (state == pci_channel_io_perm_failure)
+		return PCI_ERS_RESULT_DISCONNECT;
+
 	if (netif_running(netdev))
 		igbvf_down(adapter);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);