diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
index 7adf9ddf129eb0..2d6130af1d40ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
@@ -505,8 +505,10 @@ int ice_reset_vf(struct ice_vf *vf, u32 flags)
 
 	if (ice_is_vf_disabled(vf)) {
 		vsi = ice_get_vf_vsi(vf);
-		if (WARN_ON(!vsi))
+		if (!vsi) {
+			dev_dbg(dev, "VF is already removed\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		ice_vsi_stop_lan_tx_rings(vsi, ICE_NO_RESET, vf->vf_id);
 		ice_vsi_stop_all_rx_rings(vsi);
 		dev_dbg(dev, "VF is already disabled, there is no need for resetting it, telling VM, all is fine %d\n",