diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index 26b4dfcc00872b615d79b1489d0c1495eb3b8ad4..0cc26110868d409f00d551fbf1cc3c9c00a8b9bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -2962,8 +2962,9 @@ int bnx2x_nic_unload(struct bnx2x *bp, int unload_mode, bool keep_link)
 	if (IS_PF(bp)) {
 		if (CNIC_LOADED(bp))
 			bnx2x_free_mem_cnic(bp);
-		bnx2x_free_mem(bp);
 	}
+	bnx2x_free_mem(bp);
+
 	bp->state = BNX2X_STATE_CLOSED;
 	bp->cnic_loaded = false;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 8bdc8b9730074159f64411b818114c48727a08a5..1627a4e09c32fd3980f7db8bbfc686621391b393 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -7855,12 +7855,15 @@ void bnx2x_free_mem(struct bnx2x *bp)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	BNX2X_PCI_FREE(bp->def_status_blk, bp->def_status_blk_mapping,
-		       sizeof(struct host_sp_status_block));
-
 	BNX2X_PCI_FREE(bp->fw_stats, bp->fw_stats_mapping,
 		       bp->fw_stats_data_sz + bp->fw_stats_req_sz);
 
+	if (IS_VF(bp))
+		return;
+
+	BNX2X_PCI_FREE(bp->def_status_blk, bp->def_status_blk_mapping,
+		       sizeof(struct host_sp_status_block));
+
 	BNX2X_PCI_FREE(bp->slowpath, bp->slowpath_mapping,
 		       sizeof(struct bnx2x_slowpath));