diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
index 52e747fd9c83..62d514b60e23 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
@@ -437,7 +437,12 @@ static int qed_enable_msix(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 			rc = cnt;
 	}
 
-	if (rc > 0) {
+	/* For VFs, we should return with an error in case we didn't get the
+	 * exact number of msix vectors as we requested.
+	 * Not doing that will lead to a crash when starting queues for
+	 * this VF.
+	 */
+	if ((IS_PF(cdev) && rc > 0) || (IS_VF(cdev) && rc == cnt)) {
 		/* MSI-x configuration was achieved */
 		int_params->out.int_mode = QED_INT_MODE_MSIX;
 		int_params->out.num_vectors = rc;