diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 9b3fc83119fa..8df2b529289b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 #include "i40e.h"
+static void i40e_vc_notify_vf_link_state(struct i40e_vf *vf);
 
 /***********************misc routines*****************************/
 
@@ -1767,6 +1768,7 @@ int i40e_vc_process_vf_msg(struct i40e_pf *pf, u16 vf_id, u32 v_opcode,
 		break;
 	case I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_ENABLE_QUEUES:
 		ret = i40e_vc_enable_queues_msg(vf, msg, msglen);
+		i40e_vc_notify_vf_link_state(vf);
 		break;
 	case I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_DISABLE_QUEUES:
 		ret = i40e_vc_disable_queues_msg(vf, msg, msglen);
@@ -1873,6 +1875,35 @@ static void i40e_vc_vf_broadcast(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_vc_notify_link_state
+ * @vf: pointer to the VF structure
+ *
+ * send a link status message to a single VF
+ **/
+static void i40e_vc_notify_vf_link_state(struct i40e_vf *vf)
+{
+	struct i40e_virtchnl_pf_event pfe;
+	struct i40e_pf *pf = vf->pf;
+	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
+	struct i40e_link_status *ls = &pf->hw.phy.link_info;
+	int abs_vf_id = vf->vf_id + hw->func_caps.vf_base_id;
+
+	pfe.event = I40E_VIRTCHNL_EVENT_LINK_CHANGE;
+	pfe.severity = I40E_PF_EVENT_SEVERITY_INFO;
+	if (vf->link_forced) {
+		pfe.event_data.link_event.link_status = vf->link_up;
+		pfe.event_data.link_event.link_speed =
+			(vf->link_up ? I40E_LINK_SPEED_40GB : 0);
+	} else {
+		pfe.event_data.link_event.link_status =
+			ls->link_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_UP;
+		pfe.event_data.link_event.link_speed = ls->link_speed;
+	}
+	i40e_aq_send_msg_to_vf(hw, abs_vf_id, I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_EVENT,
+			       0, (u8 *)&pfe, sizeof(pfe), NULL);
+}
+
 /**
  * i40e_vc_notify_link_state
  * @pf: pointer to the PF structure
@@ -1881,29 +1912,10 @@ static void i40e_vc_vf_broadcast(struct i40e_pf *pf,
  **/
 void i40e_vc_notify_link_state(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 {
-	struct i40e_virtchnl_pf_event pfe;
-	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
-	struct i40e_vf *vf = pf->vf;
-	struct i40e_link_status *ls = &pf->hw.phy.link_info;
 	int i;
 
-	pfe.event = I40E_VIRTCHNL_EVENT_LINK_CHANGE;
-	pfe.severity = I40E_PF_EVENT_SEVERITY_INFO;
-	for (i = 0; i < pf->num_alloc_vfs; i++, vf++) {
-		int abs_vf_id = vf->vf_id + hw->func_caps.vf_base_id;
-		if (vf->link_forced) {
-			pfe.event_data.link_event.link_status = vf->link_up;
-			pfe.event_data.link_event.link_speed =
-				(vf->link_up ? I40E_LINK_SPEED_40GB : 0);
-		} else {
-			pfe.event_data.link_event.link_status =
-				ls->link_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_UP;
-			pfe.event_data.link_event.link_speed = ls->link_speed;
-		}
-		i40e_aq_send_msg_to_vf(hw, abs_vf_id, I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_EVENT,
-				       0, (u8 *)&pfe, sizeof(pfe),
-				       NULL);
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < pf->num_alloc_vfs; i++)
+		i40e_vc_notify_vf_link_state(&pf->vf[i]);
 }
 
 /**