diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_pf2vf_msg.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_pf2vf_msg.c
index 296f54805e33..201744825e23 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_pf2vf_msg.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_pf2vf_msg.c
@@ -178,30 +178,12 @@ static int adf_send_vf2pf_req(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev, u32 msg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-bool adf_recv_and_handle_vf2pf_msg(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev, u32 vf_nr)
+static int adf_handle_vf2pf_msg(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev, u32 vf_nr,
+				u32 msg, u32 *response)
 {
 	struct adf_accel_vf_info *vf_info = &accel_dev->pf.vf_info[vf_nr];
 	struct adf_hw_device_data *hw_data = accel_dev->hw_device;
-	int bar_id = hw_data->get_misc_bar_id(hw_data);
-	struct adf_bar *pmisc = &GET_BARS(accel_dev)[bar_id];
-	void __iomem *pmisc_addr = pmisc->virt_addr;
-	u32 msg, resp = 0;
-
-	/* Read message from the VF */
-	msg = ADF_CSR_RD(pmisc_addr, hw_data->get_pf2vf_offset(vf_nr));
-	if (!(msg & ADF_VF2PF_INT)) {
-		dev_info(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
-			 "Spurious VF2PF interrupt, msg %X. Ignored\n", msg);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	if (!(msg & ADF_VF2PF_MSGORIGIN_SYSTEM))
-		/* Ignore legacy non-system (non-kernel) VF2PF messages */
-		return true;
-
-	/* To ACK, clear the VF2PFINT bit */
-	msg &= ~ADF_VF2PF_INT;
-	ADF_CSR_WR(pmisc_addr, hw_data->get_pf2vf_offset(vf_nr), msg);
+	u32 resp = 0;
 
 	switch ((msg & ADF_VF2PF_MSGTYPE_MASK) >> ADF_VF2PF_MSGTYPE_SHIFT) {
 	case ADF_VF2PF_MSGTYPE_COMPAT_VER_REQ:
@@ -271,17 +253,51 @@ bool adf_recv_and_handle_vf2pf_msg(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev, u32 vf_nr)
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
-		goto err;
+		dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev), "Unknown message from VF%d (0x%x)\n",
+			vf_nr + 1, msg);
+		return -ENOMSG;
 	}
 
+	*response = resp;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+bool adf_recv_and_handle_vf2pf_msg(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev, u32 vf_nr)
+{
+	struct adf_hw_device_data *hw_data = accel_dev->hw_device;
+	int bar_id = hw_data->get_misc_bar_id(hw_data);
+	struct adf_bar *pmisc = &GET_BARS(accel_dev)[bar_id];
+	void __iomem *pmisc_addr = pmisc->virt_addr;
+	u32 msg, resp = 0;
+
+	/* Read message from the VF */
+	msg = ADF_CSR_RD(pmisc_addr, hw_data->get_pf2vf_offset(vf_nr));
+	if (!(msg & ADF_VF2PF_INT)) {
+		dev_info(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
+			 "Spurious VF2PF interrupt, msg %X. Ignored\n", msg);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/* Ignore legacy non-system (non-kernel) VF2PF messages */
+	if (!(msg & ADF_VF2PF_MSGORIGIN_SYSTEM)) {
+		dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
+			"Ignored non-system message from VF%d (0x%x);\n",
+			vf_nr + 1, msg);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/* To ACK, clear the VF2PFINT bit */
+	msg &= ~ADF_VF2PF_INT;
+	ADF_CSR_WR(pmisc_addr, hw_data->get_pf2vf_offset(vf_nr), msg);
+
+	if (adf_handle_vf2pf_msg(accel_dev, vf_nr, msg, &resp))
+		return false;
+
 	if (resp && adf_send_pf2vf_msg(accel_dev, vf_nr, resp))
 		dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev), "Failed to send response to VF\n");
 
 	return true;
-err:
-	dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev), "Unknown message from VF%d (0x%x);\n",
-		vf_nr + 1, msg);
-	return false;
 }
 
 void adf_pf2vf_notify_restarting(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf2pf_msg.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf2pf_msg.c
index e383232b0685..01a6e68f256b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf2pf_msg.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_vf2pf_msg.c
@@ -47,6 +47,34 @@ void adf_vf2pf_notify_shutdown(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(adf_vf2pf_notify_shutdown);
 
+static bool adf_handle_pf2vf_msg(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev, u32 msg)
+{
+	switch ((msg & ADF_PF2VF_MSGTYPE_MASK) >> ADF_PF2VF_MSGTYPE_SHIFT) {
+	case ADF_PF2VF_MSGTYPE_RESTARTING:
+		dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
+			"Restarting msg received from PF 0x%x\n", msg);
+
+		adf_pf2vf_handle_pf_restarting(accel_dev);
+		return false;
+	case ADF_PF2VF_MSGTYPE_VERSION_RESP:
+		dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
+			"Version resp received from PF 0x%x\n", msg);
+		accel_dev->vf.pf_version =
+			(msg & ADF_PF2VF_VERSION_RESP_VERS_MASK) >>
+			ADF_PF2VF_VERSION_RESP_VERS_SHIFT;
+		accel_dev->vf.compatible =
+			(msg & ADF_PF2VF_VERSION_RESP_RESULT_MASK) >>
+			ADF_PF2VF_VERSION_RESP_RESULT_SHIFT;
+		complete(&accel_dev->vf.iov_msg_completion);
+		return true;
+	default:
+		dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
+			"Unknown PF2VF message(0x%x)\n", msg);
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool adf_recv_and_handle_pf2vf_msg(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
 {
 	struct adf_hw_device_data *hw_data = accel_dev->hw_device;
@@ -54,7 +82,6 @@ bool adf_recv_and_handle_pf2vf_msg(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
 			&GET_BARS(accel_dev)[hw_data->get_misc_bar_id(hw_data)];
 	void __iomem *pmisc_bar_addr = pmisc->virt_addr;
 	u32 offset = hw_data->get_pf2vf_offset(0);
-	bool ret;
 	u32 msg;
 
 	/* Read the message from PF */
@@ -73,36 +100,5 @@ bool adf_recv_and_handle_pf2vf_msg(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev)
 	msg &= ~ADF_PF2VF_INT;
 	ADF_CSR_WR(pmisc_bar_addr, offset, msg);
 
-	switch ((msg & ADF_PF2VF_MSGTYPE_MASK) >> ADF_PF2VF_MSGTYPE_SHIFT) {
-	case ADF_PF2VF_MSGTYPE_RESTARTING:
-		dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
-			"Restarting msg received from PF 0x%x\n", msg);
-
-		adf_pf2vf_handle_pf_restarting(accel_dev);
-		ret = false;
-		break;
-	case ADF_PF2VF_MSGTYPE_VERSION_RESP:
-		dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
-			"Version resp received from PF 0x%x\n", msg);
-		accel_dev->vf.pf_version =
-			(msg & ADF_PF2VF_VERSION_RESP_VERS_MASK) >>
-			ADF_PF2VF_VERSION_RESP_VERS_SHIFT;
-		accel_dev->vf.compatible =
-			(msg & ADF_PF2VF_VERSION_RESP_RESULT_MASK) >>
-			ADF_PF2VF_VERSION_RESP_RESULT_SHIFT;
-		complete(&accel_dev->vf.iov_msg_completion);
-		ret = true;
-		break;
-	default:
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-
-err:
-	dev_err(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
-		"Unknown message from PF (0x%x); leaving PF2VF ints disabled\n",
-		msg);
-
-	return false;
+	return adf_handle_pf2vf_msg(accel_dev, msg);
 }