diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index d75c46ff31f65041859bfe98ade9d766057071e1..d2cda9e5963fa14256d6a22ded14b5e00749b5f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3056,6 +3056,14 @@ void ixgbe_reinit_locked(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	while (test_and_set_bit(__IXGBE_RESETTING, &adapter->state))
 		msleep(1);
 	ixgbe_down(adapter);
+	/*
+	 * If SR-IOV enabled then wait a bit before bringing the adapter
+	 * back up to give the VFs time to respond to the reset.  The
+	 * two second wait is based upon the watchdog timer cycle in
+	 * the VF driver.
+	 */
+	if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED)
+		msleep(2000);
 	ixgbe_up(adapter);
 	clear_bit(__IXGBE_RESETTING, &adapter->state);
 }