diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 6fcbf764f32bc942866ba10740ccfbc0df92f6f9..0fa050a0cc8e6dd6fbf1ec9a79d3d14c8e0ab27a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ void i40e_reset_vf(struct i40e_vf *vf, bool flr)
 		set_bit(I40E_VF_STAT_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states);
 		clear_bit(I40E_VF_STAT_DISABLED, &vf->vf_states);
 		i40e_notify_client_of_vf_reset(pf, abs_vf_id);
+		vf->num_vlan = 0;
 	}
 	/* tell the VF the reset is done */
 	wr32(hw, I40E_VFGEN_RSTAT1(vf->vf_id), I40E_VFR_VFACTIVE);