diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
index 35df66ced6..96cacca78e 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -14050,6 +14050,13 @@ can_reapply_change(NMDevice   *self,
         goto out_fail;
     }
 
+    if (nm_streq(setting_name, NM_SETTING_SRIOV_SETTING_NAME)) {
+        return nm_device_hash_check_invalid_keys(diffs,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_SRIOV_SETTING_NAME,
+                                                 error,
+                                                 NM_SETTING_SRIOV_PRESERVE_ON_DOWN);
+    }
+
 out_fail:
     g_set_error(error,
                 NM_DEVICE_ERROR,