diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_nic.c b/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_nic.c
index 7eada57a10..0cf9ddde74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_nic.c
@@ -2220,6 +2220,58 @@ ef10_nic_reset(
 	return (rc);
 }
 
+static	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
+ef10_upstream_port_vadaptor_alloc(
+	__in		efx_nic_t *enp)
+{
+	uint32_t retry;
+	uint32_t delay_us;
+	efx_rc_t rc;
+
+	/*
+	 * On a VF, this may fail with MC_CMD_ERR_NO_EVB_PORT (ENOENT) if the PF
+	 * driver has yet to bring up the EVB port. See bug 56147. In this case,
+	 * retry the request several times after waiting a while. The wait time
+	 * between retries starts small (10ms) and exponentially increases.
+	 * Total wait time is a little over two seconds. Retry logic in the
+	 * client driver may mean this whole loop is repeated if it continues to
+	 * fail.
+	 */
+	retry = 0;
+	delay_us = 10000;
+	while ((rc = efx_mcdi_vadaptor_alloc(enp, EVB_PORT_ID_ASSIGNED)) != 0) {
+		if (EFX_PCI_FUNCTION_IS_PF(&enp->en_nic_cfg) ||
+		    (rc != ENOENT)) {
+			/*
+			 * Do not retry alloc for PF, or for other errors on
+			 * a VF.
+			 */
+			goto fail1;
+		}
+
+		/* VF startup before PF is ready. Retry allocation. */
+		if (retry > 5) {
+			/* Too many attempts */
+			rc = EINVAL;
+			goto fail2;
+		}
+		EFSYS_PROBE1(mcdi_no_evb_port_retry, int, retry);
+		EFSYS_SLEEP(delay_us);
+		retry++;
+		if (delay_us < 500000)
+			delay_us <<= 2;
+	}
+
+	return (0);
+
+fail2:
+	EFSYS_PROBE(fail2);
+fail1:
+	EFSYS_PROBE1(fail1, efx_rc_t, rc);
+
+	return (rc);
+}
+
 	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
 ef10_nic_init(
 	__in		efx_nic_t *enp)
@@ -2228,12 +2280,13 @@ ef10_nic_init(
 	uint32_t min_vi_count, max_vi_count;
 	uint32_t vi_count, vi_base, vi_shift;
 	uint32_t i;
-	uint32_t retry;
-	uint32_t delay_us;
 	uint32_t vi_window_size;
 	efx_rc_t rc;
+	boolean_t alloc_vadaptor = B_TRUE;
 
-	EFSYS_ASSERT(EFX_FAMILY_IS_EF10(enp));
+	EFSYS_ASSERT(enp->en_family == EFX_FAMILY_HUNTINGTON ||
+	    enp->en_family == EFX_FAMILY_MEDFORD ||
+	    enp->en_family == EFX_FAMILY_MEDFORD2);
 
 	/* Enable reporting of some events (e.g. link change) */
 	if ((rc = efx_mcdi_log_ctrl(enp)) != 0)
@@ -2330,48 +2383,29 @@ ef10_nic_init(
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Allocate a vAdaptor attached to our upstream vPort/pPort.
-	 *
-	 * On a VF, this may fail with MC_CMD_ERR_NO_EVB_PORT (ENOENT) if the PF
-	 * driver has yet to bring up the EVB port. See bug 56147. In this case,
-	 * retry the request several times after waiting a while. The wait time
-	 * between retries starts small (10ms) and exponentially increases.
-	 * Total wait time is a little over two seconds. Retry logic in the
-	 * client driver may mean this whole loop is repeated if it continues to
-	 * fail.
+	 * For SR-IOV use case, vAdaptor is allocated for PF and associated VFs
+	 * during NIC initialization when vSwitch is created and vports are
+	 * allocated. Hence, skip vAdaptor allocation for EVB and update vport
+	 * id in NIC structure with the one allocated for PF.
 	 */
-	retry = 0;
-	delay_us = 10000;
-	while ((rc = efx_mcdi_vadaptor_alloc(enp, EVB_PORT_ID_ASSIGNED)) != 0) {
-		if (EFX_PCI_FUNCTION_IS_PF(&enp->en_nic_cfg) ||
-		    (rc != ENOENT)) {
-			/*
-			 * Do not retry alloc for PF, or for other errors on
-			 * a VF.
-			 */
-			goto fail5;
-		}
-
-		/* VF startup before PF is ready. Retry allocation. */
-		if (retry > 5) {
-			/* Too many attempts */
-			rc = EINVAL;
-			goto fail6;
-		}
-		EFSYS_PROBE1(mcdi_no_evb_port_retry, int, retry);
-		EFSYS_SLEEP(delay_us);
-		retry++;
-		if (delay_us < 500000)
-			delay_us <<= 2;
-	}
 
 	enp->en_vport_id = EVB_PORT_ID_ASSIGNED;
+#if EFSYS_OPT_EVB
+	if ((enp->en_vswitchp != NULL) && (enp->en_vswitchp->ev_evcp != NULL)) {
+		/* For EVB use vport allocated on vswitch */
+		enp->en_vport_id = enp->en_vswitchp->ev_evcp->evc_vport_id;
+		alloc_vadaptor = B_FALSE;
+	}
+#endif
+	if (alloc_vadaptor != B_FALSE) {
+		/* Allocate a vAdaptor attached to our upstream vPort/pPort */
+		if ((rc = ef10_upstream_port_vadaptor_alloc(enp)) != 0)
+			goto fail5;
+	}
 	enp->en_nic_cfg.enc_mcdi_max_payload_length = MCDI_CTL_SDU_LEN_MAX_V2;
 
 	return (0);
 
-fail6:
-	EFSYS_PROBE(fail6);
 fail5:
 	EFSYS_PROBE(fail5);
 fail4: