diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_drv.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_drv.c
index a998981e9610b69e3173041c7d3291c987f62c7f..949d77b79fbe3d5cbf7ea92c7f2ae6dbfe43d97f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_drv.c
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ static int adf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_free_reg;
 
+	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
+
 	ret = adf_dev_init(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_shutdown;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_drv.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_drv.c
index ccfb25e8a4a16e3ebed908399406c1a87cd0f1d7..7540ce13b0d067dd2d6b27bb53bf23e4e50f334f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_drv.c
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ static int adf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_free_reg;
 
+	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
+
 	ret = adf_dev_init(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_shutdown;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_common_drv.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_common_drv.h
index a8100a37ee0ce2c86b6c459fd7b98af9cea0eb10..557ea361d385cb19cc071ff5d6fc68b63d09b2e1 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_common_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_common_drv.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 #define ADF_STATUS_AE_INITIALISED 4
 #define ADF_STATUS_AE_UCODE_LOADED 5
 #define ADF_STATUS_AE_STARTED 6
-#define ADF_STATUS_ORPHAN_TH_RUNNING 7
+#define ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING 7
 #define ADF_STATUS_IRQ_ALLOCATED 8
 
 enum adf_dev_reset_mode {
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf2pf_msg.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf2pf_msg.c
index 5f1d863ae8022bb8423f3899f97ca0c802fe329c..cd5f37dffe8a61c9ade5503fb72483e3b0c1cf57 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf2pf_msg.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf2pf_msg.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ int adf_vf2pf_init(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
 			"Failed to send Init event to PF\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
+	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(adf_vf2pf_init);
@@ -83,8 +84,9 @@ void adf_vf2pf_shutdown(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
 	u32 msg = (ADF_VF2PF_MSGORIGIN_SYSTEM |
 	    (ADF_VF2PF_MSGTYPE_SHUTDOWN << ADF_VF2PF_MSGTYPE_SHIFT));
 
-	if (adf_iov_putmsg(accel_dev, msg, 0))
-		dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
-			"Failed to send Shutdown event to PF\n");
+	if (test_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status))
+		if (adf_iov_putmsg(accel_dev, msg, 0))
+			dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
+				"Failed to send Shutdown event to PF\n");
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(adf_vf2pf_shutdown);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf_isr.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf_isr.c
index c3d5016814665c90b6325291d24b040c1c3d7851..5d45796576eede51b11030e07a40918d782cb7d8 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf_isr.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf_isr.c
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ static void adf_pf2vf_bh_handler(void *data)
 		dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
 			"Restarting msg received from PF 0x%x\n", msg);
 
+		clear_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
+
 		stop_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*stop_data), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!stop_data) {
 			dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_drv.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_drv.c
index 1bf753244230fba097776f07524f308e8ee6c23a..60df98632fa2dc2d40f9e6e400f5b129cf300ae1 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_drv.c
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ static int adf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_free_reg;
 
+	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
+
 	ret = adf_dev_init(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_shutdown;