diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
index 69ce5d60a857..62313cfb208c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ void ice_free_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 			set_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_DIS, pf->vf[i].vf_states);
 			ice_free_vf_res(&pf->vf[i]);
 		}
+
+		mutex_destroy(&pf->vf[i].cfg_lock);
 	}
 
 	if (ice_sriov_free_msix_res(pf))
@@ -1518,6 +1520,8 @@ static void ice_set_dflt_settings_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 		set_bit(ICE_VIRTCHNL_VF_CAP_L2, &vf->vf_caps);
 		vf->spoofchk = true;
 		vf->num_vf_qs = pf->num_qps_per_vf;
+
+		mutex_init(&vf->cfg_lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3345,6 +3349,8 @@ ice_set_vf_port_vlan(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, u16 vlan_id, u8 qos,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&vf->cfg_lock);
+
 	vf->port_vlan_info = vlanprio;
 
 	if (vf->port_vlan_info)
@@ -3354,6 +3360,7 @@ ice_set_vf_port_vlan(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, u16 vlan_id, u8 qos,
 		dev_info(dev, "Clearing port VLAN on VF %d\n", vf_id);
 
 	ice_vc_reset_vf(vf);
+	mutex_unlock(&vf->cfg_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3719,6 +3726,15 @@ error_handler:
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* VF is being configured in another context that triggers a VFR, so no
+	 * need to process this message
+	 */
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&vf->cfg_lock)) {
+		dev_info(dev, "VF %u is being configured in another context that will trigger a VFR, so there is no need to handle this message\n",
+			 vf->vf_id);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	switch (v_opcode) {
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_VERSION:
 		err = ice_vc_get_ver_msg(vf, msg);
@@ -3795,6 +3811,8 @@ error_handler:
 		dev_info(dev, "PF failed to honor VF %d, opcode %d, error %d\n",
 			 vf_id, v_opcode, err);
 	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&vf->cfg_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3909,6 +3927,8 @@ int ice_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, u8 *mac)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&vf->cfg_lock);
+
 	/* VF is notified of its new MAC via the PF's response to the
 	 * VIRTCHNL_OP_GET_VF_RESOURCES message after the VF has been reset
 	 */
@@ -3926,6 +3946,7 @@ int ice_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, u8 *mac)
 	}
 
 	ice_vc_reset_vf(vf);
+	mutex_unlock(&vf->cfg_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3955,11 +3976,15 @@ int ice_set_vf_trust(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, bool trusted)
 	if (trusted == vf->trusted)
 		return 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&vf->cfg_lock);
+
 	vf->trusted = trusted;
 	ice_vc_reset_vf(vf);
 	dev_info(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "VF %u is now %strusted\n",
 		 vf_id, trusted ? "" : "un");
 
+	mutex_unlock(&vf->cfg_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.h
index 0f519fba3770..59e5b4f16e96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.h
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ struct ice_mdd_vf_events {
 struct ice_vf {
 	struct ice_pf *pf;
 
+	/* Used during virtchnl message handling and NDO ops against the VF
+	 * that will trigger a VFR
+	 */
+	struct mutex cfg_lock;
+
 	u16 vf_id;			/* VF ID in the PF space */
 	u16 lan_vsi_idx;		/* index into PF struct */
 	/* first vector index of this VF in the PF space */