diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 7e0bb95..2472dc8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7362,7 +7362,14 @@
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
-	ixgbe_enable_sriov(adapter, ii);
+	/* SR-IOV not supported on the 82598 */
+	if (adapter->hw.mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82598EB)
+		goto skip_sriov;
+	/* Mailbox */
+	ixgbe_init_mbx_params_pf(hw);
+	memcpy(&hw->mbx.ops, ii->mbx_ops, sizeof(hw->mbx.ops));
+	ixgbe_enable_sriov(adapter);
+skip_sriov:
 
 #endif
 	netdev->features = NETIF_F_SG |
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 647734b..029c863 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@
 #include "ixgbe_sriov.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
-void ixgbe_enable_sriov(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
-			 const struct ixgbe_info *ii)
+void ixgbe_enable_sriov(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	int num_vf_macvlans, i;
@@ -128,12 +127,6 @@
 		kcalloc(adapter->num_vfs,
 			sizeof(struct vf_data_storage), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (adapter->vfinfo) {
-		/* Now that we're sure SR-IOV is enabled
-		 * and memory allocated set up the mailbox parameters
-		 */
-		ixgbe_init_mbx_params_pf(hw);
-		memcpy(&hw->mbx.ops, ii->mbx_ops, sizeof(hw->mbx.ops));
-
 		/* limit trafffic classes based on VFs enabled */
 		if ((adapter->hw.mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82599EB) &&
 		    (adapter->num_vfs < 16)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h
index 21bc1dd..f693469 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
 void ixgbe_check_vf_rate_limit(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
 void ixgbe_disable_sriov(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
-void ixgbe_enable_sriov(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
-			const struct ixgbe_info *ii);
+void ixgbe_enable_sriov(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
 #endif
 
 static inline void ixgbe_set_vmvir(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,