diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 80430b0cfeb7..f3b036d19b6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -7319,7 +7319,7 @@ static int i40e_sw_init(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 
 #endif /* I40E_FCOE */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
-	if (pf->hw.func_caps.num_vfs) {
+	if (pf->hw.func_caps.num_vfs && pf->hw.partition_id == 1) {
 		pf->num_vf_qps = I40E_DEFAULT_QUEUES_PER_VF;
 		pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED;
 		pf->num_req_vfs = min_t(int,