diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 07d1c047d1c6..0c25df506247 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -618,6 +618,27 @@ int ixgbe_vf_configuration(struct pci_dev *pdev, unsigned int event_mask)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void ixgbe_write_qde(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf,
+				   u32 qde)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+	struct ixgbe_ring_feature *vmdq = &adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_VMDQ];
+	u32 q_per_pool = __ALIGN_MASK(1, ~vmdq->mask);
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = vf * q_per_pool; i < ((vf + 1) * q_per_pool); i++) {
+		u32 reg;
+
+		/* flush previous write */
+		IXGBE_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);
+
+		/* indicate to hardware that we want to set drop enable */
+		reg = IXGBE_QDE_WRITE | IXGBE_QDE_ENABLE;
+		reg |= i <<  IXGBE_QDE_IDX_SHIFT;
+		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_QDE, reg);
+	}
+}
+
 static int ixgbe_vf_reset_msg(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_ring_feature *vmdq = &adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_VMDQ];
@@ -647,15 +668,7 @@ static int ixgbe_vf_reset_msg(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 vf)
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VFTE(reg_offset), reg);
 
 	/* force drop enable for all VF Rx queues */
-	for (i = vf * q_per_pool; i < ((vf + 1) * q_per_pool); i++) {
-		/* flush previous write */
-		IXGBE_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);
-
-		/* indicate to hardware that we want to set drop enable */
-		reg = IXGBE_QDE_WRITE | IXGBE_QDE_ENABLE;
-		reg |= i <<  IXGBE_QDE_IDX_SHIFT;
-		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_QDE, reg);
-	}
+	ixgbe_write_qde(adapter, vf, IXGBE_QDE_ENABLE);
 
 	/* enable receive for vf */
 	reg = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VFRE(reg_offset));