diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 70a79864177a..94ee243f110e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -3388,8 +3388,7 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_trust(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, bool setting)
 		goto out;
 
 	vf->trusted = setting;
-	i40e_vc_notify_vf_reset(vf);
-	i40e_reset_vf(vf, false);
+	i40e_vc_disable_vf(vf);
 	dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "VF %u is now %strusted\n",
 		 vf_id, setting ? "" : "un");
 out: