diff --git a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
index a38f460a78..61c114c66d 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
@@ -656,6 +656,12 @@ static void nvme_irq_check(NvmeCtrl *n)
     if (msix_enabled(pci)) {
         return;
     }
+
+    /* vfs does not implement intx */
+    if (pci_is_vf(pci)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (~intms & n->irq_status) {
         pci_irq_assert(pci);
     } else {
@@ -8544,7 +8550,7 @@ static bool nvme_init_pci(NvmeCtrl *n, PCIDevice *pci_dev, Error **errp)
     unsigned nr_vectors;
     int ret;
 
-    pci_conf[PCI_INTERRUPT_PIN] = 1;
+    pci_conf[PCI_INTERRUPT_PIN] = pci_is_vf(pci_dev) ? 0 : 1;
     pci_config_set_prog_interface(pci_conf, 0x2);
 
     if (n->params.use_intel_id) {