diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
index 4c99c57736ce..dbf6e8bd98ba 100644
--- a/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
+++ b/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
@@ -634,64 +634,6 @@ static char *kvp_if_name_to_mac(char *if_name)
 	return mac_addr;
 }
 
-
-/*
- * Retrieve the interface name given tha MAC address.
- */
-
-static char *kvp_mac_to_if_name(char *mac)
-{
-	DIR *dir;
-	struct dirent *entry;
-	FILE    *file;
-	char    *p, *x;
-	char    *if_name = NULL;
-	char    buf[256];
-	char dev_id[PATH_MAX];
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	dir = opendir(KVP_NET_DIR);
-	if (dir == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
-		/*
-		 * Set the state for the next pass.
-		 */
-		snprintf(dev_id, sizeof(dev_id), "%s%s/address", KVP_NET_DIR,
-			 entry->d_name);
-
-		file = fopen(dev_id, "r");
-		if (file == NULL)
-			continue;
-
-		p = fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), file);
-		if (p) {
-			x = strchr(p, '\n');
-			if (x)
-				*x = '\0';
-
-			for (i = 0; i < strlen(p); i++)
-				p[i] = toupper(p[i]);
-
-			if (!strcmp(p, mac)) {
-				/*
-				 * Found the MAC match; return the interface
-				 * name. The caller will free the memory.
-				 */
-				if_name = strdup(entry->d_name);
-				fclose(file);
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		fclose(file);
-	}
-
-	closedir(dir);
-	return if_name;
-}
-
-
 static void kvp_process_ipconfig_file(char *cmd,
 					char *config_buf, unsigned int len,
 					int element_size, int offset)
@@ -997,6 +939,70 @@ getaddr_done:
 	return error;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Retrieve the IP given the MAC address.
+ */
+static int kvp_mac_to_ip(struct hv_kvp_ipaddr_value *kvp_ip_val)
+{
+	char *mac = (char *)kvp_ip_val->adapter_id;
+	DIR *dir;
+	struct dirent *entry;
+	FILE    *file;
+	char    *p, *x;
+	char    *if_name = NULL;
+	char    buf[256];
+	char dev_id[PATH_MAX];
+	unsigned int i;
+	int error = HV_E_FAIL;
+
+	dir = opendir(KVP_NET_DIR);
+	if (dir == NULL)
+		return HV_E_FAIL;
+
+	while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * Set the state for the next pass.
+		 */
+		snprintf(dev_id, sizeof(dev_id), "%s%s/address", KVP_NET_DIR,
+			 entry->d_name);
+
+		file = fopen(dev_id, "r");
+		if (file == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		p = fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), file);
+		fclose(file);
+		if (!p)
+			continue;
+
+		x = strchr(p, '\n');
+		if (x)
+			*x = '\0';
+
+		for (i = 0; i < strlen(p); i++)
+			p[i] = toupper(p[i]);
+
+		if (strcmp(p, mac))
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * Found the MAC match.
+		 * A NIC (e.g. VF) matching the MAC, but without IP, is skipped.
+		 */
+		if_name = entry->d_name;
+		if (!if_name)
+			continue;
+
+		error = kvp_get_ip_info(0, if_name, KVP_OP_GET_IP_INFO,
+					kvp_ip_val, MAX_IP_ADDR_SIZE * 2);
+
+		if (!error && strlen((char *)kvp_ip_val->ip_addr))
+			break;
+	}
+
+	closedir(dir);
+	return error;
+}
 
 static int expand_ipv6(char *addr, int type)
 {
@@ -1472,26 +1478,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		switch (op) {
 		case KVP_OP_GET_IP_INFO:
 			kvp_ip_val = &hv_msg->body.kvp_ip_val;
-			if_name =
-			kvp_mac_to_if_name((char *)kvp_ip_val->adapter_id);
 
-			if (if_name == NULL) {
-				/*
-				 * We could not map the mac address to an
-				 * interface name; return error.
-				 */
-				hv_msg->error = HV_E_FAIL;
-				break;
-			}
-			error = kvp_get_ip_info(
-						0, if_name, KVP_OP_GET_IP_INFO,
-						kvp_ip_val,
-						(MAX_IP_ADDR_SIZE * 2));
+			error =  kvp_mac_to_ip(kvp_ip_val);
 
 			if (error)
 				hv_msg->error = error;
 
-			free(if_name);
 			break;
 
 		case KVP_OP_SET_IP_INFO: