diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index 095b1dcd55ea..f03ec2dcc971 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ int be_cmd_if_create(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 cap_flags, u32 en_flags,
 		*if_handle = le32_to_cpu(resp->interface_id);
 
 		/* Hack to retrieve VF's pmac-id on BE3 */
-		if (BE3_chip(adapter) && !be_physfn(adapter))
+		if (BE3_chip(adapter) && be_virtfn(adapter))
 			adapter->pmac_id[0] = le32_to_cpu(resp->pmac_id);
 	}
 	return status;
@@ -3271,7 +3271,7 @@ static bool be_is_wol_excluded(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 
-	if (!be_physfn(adapter))
+	if (be_virtfn(adapter))
 		return true;
 
 	switch (pdev->subsystem_device) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index e0ca333f95d3..229134bda0bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -3112,7 +3112,7 @@ static int be_msix_enable(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	dev_warn(dev, "MSIx enable failed\n");
 
 	/* INTx is not supported in VFs, so fail probe if enable_msix fails */
-	if (!be_physfn(adapter))
+	if (be_virtfn(adapter))
 		return num_vec;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3159,7 +3159,7 @@ static int be_irq_register(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 		if (status == 0)
 			goto done;
 		/* INTx is not supported for VF */
-		if (!be_physfn(adapter))
+		if (be_virtfn(adapter))
 			return status;
 	}
 
@@ -3840,8 +3840,9 @@ static void BEx_get_resources(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	 *    *only* if it is RSS-capable.
 	 */
 	if (BE2_chip(adapter) || use_sriov ||  (adapter->port_num > 1) ||
-	    !be_physfn(adapter) || (be_is_mc(adapter) &&
-	    !(adapter->function_caps & BE_FUNCTION_CAPS_RSS))) {
+	    be_virtfn(adapter) ||
+	    (be_is_mc(adapter) &&
+	     !(adapter->function_caps & BE_FUNCTION_CAPS_RSS))) {
 		res->max_tx_qs = 1;
 	} else if (adapter->function_caps & BE_FUNCTION_CAPS_SUPER_NIC) {
 		struct be_resources super_nic_res = {0};
@@ -5289,7 +5290,7 @@ static void be_unmap_pci_bars(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 
 static int db_bar(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (lancer_chip(adapter) || !be_physfn(adapter))
+	if (lancer_chip(adapter) || be_virtfn(adapter))
 		return 0;
 	else
 		return 4;