diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index c63598c1cdd85..e55d944ff30f1 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -3719,6 +3719,14 @@ int pci_enable_atomic_ops_to_root(struct pci_dev *dev, u32 cap_mask)
 	struct pci_dev *bridge;
 	u32 cap, ctl2;
 
+	/*
+	 * Per PCIe r5.0, sec 9.3.5.10, the AtomicOp Requester Enable bit
+	 * in Device Control 2 is reserved in VFs and the PF value applies
+	 * to all associated VFs.
+	 */
+	if (dev->is_virtfn)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!pci_is_pcie(dev))
 		return -EINVAL;