diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index 2a801344eafb..d318d35e598f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -2557,6 +2557,15 @@ static void hclge_clear_event_cause(struct hclge_dev *hdev, u32 event_type,
 	}
 }
 
+static void hclge_clear_all_event_cause(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
+{
+	hclge_clear_event_cause(hdev, HCLGE_VECTOR0_EVENT_RST,
+				BIT(HCLGE_VECTOR0_GLOBALRESET_INT_B) |
+				BIT(HCLGE_VECTOR0_CORERESET_INT_B) |
+				BIT(HCLGE_VECTOR0_IMPRESET_INT_B));
+	hclge_clear_event_cause(hdev, HCLGE_VECTOR0_EVENT_MBX, 0);
+}
+
 static void hclge_enable_vector(struct hclge_misc_vector *vector, bool enable)
 {
 	writel(enable ? 1 : 0, vector->addr);
@@ -5688,6 +5697,8 @@ static int hclge_init_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 	INIT_WORK(&hdev->rst_service_task, hclge_reset_service_task);
 	INIT_WORK(&hdev->mbx_service_task, hclge_mailbox_service_task);
 
+	hclge_clear_all_event_cause(hdev);
+
 	/* Enable MISC vector(vector0) */
 	hclge_enable_vector(&hdev->misc_vector, true);
 
@@ -5817,6 +5828,8 @@ static void hclge_uninit_ae_dev(struct hnae3_ae_dev *ae_dev)
 
 	/* Disable MISC vector(vector0) */
 	hclge_enable_vector(&hdev->misc_vector, false);
+	synchronize_irq(hdev->misc_vector.vector_irq);
+
 	hclge_destroy_cmd_queue(&hdev->hw);
 	hclge_misc_irq_uninit(hdev);
 	hclge_pci_uninit(hdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index bc8a5760d959..a17872aab168 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -1565,6 +1565,8 @@ static int hclgevf_misc_irq_init(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	hclgevf_clear_event_cause(hdev, 0);
+
 	/* enable misc. vector(vector 0) */
 	hclgevf_enable_vector(&hdev->misc_vector, true);
 
@@ -1575,6 +1577,7 @@ static void hclgevf_misc_irq_uninit(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 {
 	/* disable misc vector(vector 0) */
 	hclgevf_enable_vector(&hdev->misc_vector, false);
+	synchronize_irq(hdev->misc_vector.vector_irq);
 	free_irq(hdev->misc_vector.vector_irq, hdev);
 	hclgevf_free_vector(hdev, 0);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
index a28618428338..b598c06af8e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ int hclgevf_send_mbx_msg(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev, u16 code, u16 subcode,
 	return status;
 }
 
+static bool hclgevf_cmd_crq_empty(struct hclgevf_hw *hw)
+{
+	u32 tail = hclgevf_read_dev(hw, HCLGEVF_NIC_CRQ_TAIL_REG);
+
+	return tail == hw->cmq.crq.next_to_use;
+}
+
 void hclgevf_mbx_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct hclgevf_mbx_resp_status *resp;
@@ -140,11 +147,22 @@ void hclgevf_mbx_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	resp = &hdev->mbx_resp;
 	crq = &hdev->hw.cmq.crq;
 
-	flag = le16_to_cpu(crq->desc[crq->next_to_use].flag);
-	while (hnae_get_bit(flag, HCLGEVF_CMDQ_RX_OUTVLD_B)) {
+	while (!hclgevf_cmd_crq_empty(&hdev->hw)) {
 		desc = &crq->desc[crq->next_to_use];
 		req = (struct hclge_mbx_pf_to_vf_cmd *)desc->data;
 
+		flag = le16_to_cpu(crq->desc[crq->next_to_use].flag);
+		if (unlikely(!hnae_get_bit(flag, HCLGEVF_CMDQ_RX_OUTVLD_B))) {
+			dev_warn(&hdev->pdev->dev,
+				 "dropped invalid mailbox message, code = %d\n",
+				 req->msg[0]);
+
+			/* dropping/not processing this invalid message */
+			crq->desc[crq->next_to_use].flag = 0;
+			hclge_mbx_ring_ptr_move_crq(crq);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		/* synchronous messages are time critical and need preferential
 		 * treatment. Therefore, we need to acknowledge all the sync
 		 * responses as quickly as possible so that waiting tasks do not
@@ -205,7 +223,6 @@ void hclgevf_mbx_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 		}
 		crq->desc[crq->next_to_use].flag = 0;
 		hclge_mbx_ring_ptr_move_crq(crq);
-		flag = le16_to_cpu(crq->desc[crq->next_to_use].flag);
 	}
 
 	/* Write back CMDQ_RQ header pointer, M7 need this pointer */