diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
index a0f338cf1424..367878493e70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -977,7 +977,8 @@ struct net_device_context {
 	u32 vf_alloc;
 	/* Serial number of the VF to team with */
 	u32 vf_serial;
-
+	/* completion variable to confirm vf association */
+	struct completion vf_add;
 	/* Is the current data path through the VF NIC? */
 	bool  data_path_is_vf;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
index 6a7ab930ef70..d15da8287df3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -1327,6 +1327,10 @@ static void netvsc_send_vf(struct net_device *ndev,
 
 	net_device_ctx->vf_alloc = nvmsg->msg.v4_msg.vf_assoc.allocated;
 	net_device_ctx->vf_serial = nvmsg->msg.v4_msg.vf_assoc.serial;
+
+	if (net_device_ctx->vf_alloc)
+		complete(&net_device_ctx->vf_add);
+
 	netdev_info(ndev, "VF slot %u %s\n",
 		    net_device_ctx->vf_serial,
 		    net_device_ctx->vf_alloc ? "added" : "removed");
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 18484370da0d..f2020be43cfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -2290,6 +2290,7 @@ static struct net_device *get_netvsc_byslot(const struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 {
 	struct device *parent = vf_netdev->dev.parent;
 	struct net_device_context *ndev_ctx;
+	struct net_device *ndev;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;
 	u32 serial;
 
@@ -2316,6 +2317,18 @@ static struct net_device *get_netvsc_byslot(const struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 			return hv_get_drvdata(ndev_ctx->device_ctx);
 	}
 
+	/* Fallback path to check synthetic vf with
+	 * help of mac addr
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(ndev_ctx, &netvsc_dev_list, list) {
+		ndev = hv_get_drvdata(ndev_ctx->device_ctx);
+		if (ether_addr_equal(vf_netdev->perm_addr, ndev->perm_addr)) {
+			netdev_notice(vf_netdev,
+				      "falling back to mac addr based matching\n");
+			return ndev;
+		}
+	}
+
 	netdev_notice(vf_netdev,
 		      "no netdev found for vf serial:%u\n", serial);
 	return NULL;
@@ -2406,6 +2419,11 @@ static int netvsc_vf_changed(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 		return NOTIFY_OK;
 	net_device_ctx->data_path_is_vf = vf_is_up;
 
+	if (vf_is_up && !net_device_ctx->vf_alloc) {
+		netdev_info(ndev, "Waiting for the VF association from host\n");
+		wait_for_completion(&net_device_ctx->vf_add);
+	}
+
 	netvsc_switch_datapath(ndev, vf_is_up);
 	netdev_info(ndev, "Data path switched %s VF: %s\n",
 		    vf_is_up ? "to" : "from", vf_netdev->name);
@@ -2429,6 +2447,7 @@ static int netvsc_unregister_vf(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 
 	netvsc_vf_setxdp(vf_netdev, NULL);
 
+	reinit_completion(&net_device_ctx->vf_add);
 	netdev_rx_handler_unregister(vf_netdev);
 	netdev_upper_dev_unlink(vf_netdev, ndev);
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(net_device_ctx->vf_netdev, NULL);
@@ -2466,6 +2485,7 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&net_device_ctx->dwork, netvsc_link_change);
 
+	init_completion(&net_device_ctx->vf_add);
 	spin_lock_init(&net_device_ctx->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&net_device_ctx->reconfig_events);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&net_device_ctx->vf_takeover, netvsc_vf_setup);