diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 64b0a74c1523..81c5c70b616a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -2587,8 +2587,8 @@ static int netvsc_remove(struct hv_device *dev)
 static int netvsc_suspend(struct hv_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_device_context *ndev_ctx;
-	struct net_device *vf_netdev, *net;
 	struct netvsc_device *nvdev;
+	struct net_device *net;
 	int ret;
 
 	net = hv_get_drvdata(dev);
@@ -2604,10 +2604,6 @@ static int netvsc_suspend(struct hv_device *dev)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	vf_netdev = rtnl_dereference(ndev_ctx->vf_netdev);
-	if (vf_netdev)
-		netvsc_unregister_vf(vf_netdev);
-
 	/* Save the current config info */
 	ndev_ctx->saved_netvsc_dev_info = netvsc_devinfo_get(nvdev);
 
@@ -2623,6 +2619,7 @@ static int netvsc_resume(struct hv_device *dev)
 	struct net_device *net = hv_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx;
 	struct netvsc_device_info *device_info;
+	struct net_device *vf_netdev;
 	int ret;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
@@ -2635,6 +2632,15 @@ static int netvsc_resume(struct hv_device *dev)
 	netvsc_devinfo_put(device_info);
 	net_device_ctx->saved_netvsc_dev_info = NULL;
 
+	/* A NIC driver (e.g. mlx5) may keep the VF network interface across
+	 * hibernation, but here the data path is implicitly switched to the
+	 * netvsc NIC since the vmbus channel is closed and re-opened, so
+	 * netvsc_vf_changed() must be used to switch the data path to the VF.
+	 */
+	vf_netdev = rtnl_dereference(net_device_ctx->vf_netdev);
+	if (vf_netdev && netvsc_vf_changed(vf_netdev) != NOTIFY_OK)
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	return ret;