diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_flow.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_flow.c
index 153ceee..c072d1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_flow.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 		DEBUG("Calling rte_flow_validate on sub_device %d", i);
 		ret = rte_flow_validate(PORT_ID(sdev),
 				attr, patterns, actions, error);
-		if (ret) {
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret))) {
 			ERROR("Operation rte_flow_validate failed for sub_device %d"
 			      " with error %d", i, ret);
 			return ret;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 	FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
 		flow->flows[i] = rte_flow_create(PORT_ID(sdev),
 				attr, patterns, actions, error);
-		if (flow->flows[i] == NULL) {
+		if (flow->flows[i] == NULL && fs_err(sdev, -rte_errno)) {
 			ERROR("Failed to create flow on sub_device %d",
 				i);
 			goto err;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 			continue;
 		local_ret = rte_flow_destroy(PORT_ID(sdev),
 				flow->flows[i], error);
-		if (local_ret) {
+		if ((local_ret = fs_err(sdev, local_ret))) {
 			ERROR("Failed to destroy flow on sub_device %d: %d",
 					i, local_ret);
 			if (ret == 0)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 	FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
 		DEBUG("Calling rte_flow_flush on sub_device %d", i);
 		ret = rte_flow_flush(PORT_ID(sdev), error);
-		if (ret) {
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret))) {
 			ERROR("Operation rte_flow_flush failed for sub_device %d"
 			      " with error %d", i, ret);
 			return ret;
@@ -199,8 +199,12 @@
 
 	sdev = TX_SUBDEV(dev);
 	if (sdev != NULL) {
-		return rte_flow_query(PORT_ID(sdev),
-				flow->flows[SUB_ID(sdev)], type, arg, error);
+		int ret = rte_flow_query(PORT_ID(sdev),
+					 flow->flows[SUB_ID(sdev)],
+					 type, arg, error);
+
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret)))
+			return ret;
 	}
 	WARN("No active sub_device to query about its flow");
 	return -1;
@@ -223,7 +227,7 @@
 			WARN("flow isolation mode of sub_device %d in incoherent state.",
 				i);
 		ret = rte_flow_isolate(PORT_ID(sdev), set, error);
-		if (ret) {
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret))) {
 			ERROR("Operation rte_flow_isolate failed for sub_device %d"
 			      " with error %d", i, ret);
 			return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
index fe957ad..0976745 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@
 					dev->data->nb_tx_queues,
 					&dev->data->dev_conf);
 		if (ret) {
+			if (!fs_err(sdev, ret))
+				continue;
 			ERROR("Could not configure sub_device %d", i);
 			return ret;
 		}
@@ -163,8 +165,11 @@
 			continue;
 		DEBUG("Starting sub_device %d", i);
 		ret = rte_eth_dev_start(PORT_ID(sdev));
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			if (!fs_err(sdev, ret))
+				continue;
 			return ret;
+		}
 		sdev->state = DEV_STARTED;
 	}
 	if (PRIV(dev)->state < DEV_STARTED)
@@ -196,7 +201,7 @@
 	FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
 		DEBUG("Calling rte_eth_dev_set_link_up on sub_device %d", i);
 		ret = rte_eth_dev_set_link_up(PORT_ID(sdev));
-		if (ret) {
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret))) {
 			ERROR("Operation rte_eth_dev_set_link_up failed for sub_device %d"
 			      " with error %d", i, ret);
 			return ret;
@@ -215,7 +220,7 @@
 	FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
 		DEBUG("Calling rte_eth_dev_set_link_down on sub_device %d", i);
 		ret = rte_eth_dev_set_link_down(PORT_ID(sdev));
-		if (ret) {
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret))) {
 			ERROR("Operation rte_eth_dev_set_link_down failed for sub_device %d"
 			      " with error %d", i, ret);
 			return ret;
@@ -301,7 +306,7 @@
 				rx_queue_id,
 				nb_rx_desc, socket_id,
 				rx_conf, mb_pool);
-		if (ret) {
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret))) {
 			ERROR("RX queue setup failed for sub_device %d", i);
 			goto free_rxq;
 		}
@@ -367,7 +372,7 @@
 				tx_queue_id,
 				nb_tx_desc, socket_id,
 				tx_conf);
-		if (ret) {
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret))) {
 			ERROR("TX queue setup failed for sub_device %d", i);
 			goto free_txq;
 		}
@@ -446,7 +451,8 @@
 	FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
 		DEBUG("Calling link_update on sub_device %d", i);
 		ret = (SUBOPS(sdev, link_update))(ETH(sdev), wait_to_complete);
-		if (ret && ret != -1) {
+		if (ret && ret != -1 && sdev->remove == 0 &&
+		    rte_eth_dev_is_removed(PORT_ID(sdev)) == 0) {
 			ERROR("Link update failed for sub_device %d with error %d",
 			      i, ret);
 			return ret;
@@ -470,6 +476,7 @@
 fs_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	     struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
 {
+	struct rte_eth_stats backup;
 	struct sub_device *sdev;
 	uint8_t i;
 	int ret;
@@ -479,14 +486,20 @@
 		struct rte_eth_stats *snapshot = &sdev->stats_snapshot.stats;
 		uint64_t *timestamp = &sdev->stats_snapshot.timestamp;
 
+		rte_memcpy(&backup, snapshot, sizeof(backup));
 		ret = rte_eth_stats_get(PORT_ID(sdev), snapshot);
 		if (ret) {
+			if (!fs_err(sdev, ret)) {
+				rte_memcpy(snapshot, &backup, sizeof(backup));
+				goto inc;
+			}
 			ERROR("Operation rte_eth_stats_get failed for sub_device %d with error %d",
 				  i, ret);
 			*timestamp = 0;
 			return ret;
 		}
 		*timestamp = rte_rdtsc();
+inc:
 		failsafe_stats_increment(stats, snapshot);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -599,7 +612,7 @@
 	FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
 		DEBUG("Calling rte_eth_dev_set_mtu on sub_device %d", i);
 		ret = rte_eth_dev_set_mtu(PORT_ID(sdev), mtu);
-		if (ret) {
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret))) {
 			ERROR("Operation rte_eth_dev_set_mtu failed for sub_device %d with error %d",
 			      i, ret);
 			return ret;
@@ -618,7 +631,7 @@
 	FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
 		DEBUG("Calling rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter on sub_device %d", i);
 		ret = rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter(PORT_ID(sdev), vlan_id, on);
-		if (ret) {
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret))) {
 			ERROR("Operation rte_eth_dev_vlan_filter failed for sub_device %d"
 			      " with error %d", i, ret);
 			return ret;
@@ -652,7 +665,7 @@
 	FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
 		DEBUG("Calling rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_set on sub_device %d", i);
 		ret = rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_set(PORT_ID(sdev), fc_conf);
-		if (ret) {
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret))) {
 			ERROR("Operation rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_set failed for sub_device %d"
 			      " with error %d", i, ret);
 			return ret;
@@ -689,7 +702,7 @@
 	RTE_ASSERT(index < FAILSAFE_MAX_ETHADDR);
 	FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
 		ret = rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add(PORT_ID(sdev), mac_addr, vmdq);
-		if (ret) {
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret))) {
 			ERROR("Operation rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add failed for sub_device %"
 			      PRIu8 " with error %d", i, ret);
 			return ret;
@@ -731,7 +744,7 @@
 	FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
 		DEBUG("Calling rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl on sub_device %d", i);
 		ret = rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl(PORT_ID(sdev), type, op, arg);
-		if (ret) {
+		if ((ret = fs_err(sdev, ret))) {
 			ERROR("Operation rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl failed for sub_device %d"
 			      " with error %d", i, ret);
 			return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h
index 54b5b91..5cfb327 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h
@@ -376,4 +376,15 @@ int failsafe_eth_lsc_event_callback(uint16_t port_id,
 	rte_wmb();
 }
 
+/*
+ * Adjust error value and rte_errno to the fail-safe actual error value.
+ */
+static inline int
+fs_err(struct sub_device *sdev, int err)
+{
+	/* A device removal shouldn't be reported as an error. */
+	if (sdev->remove == 1 || err == -EIO)
+		return rte_errno = 0;
+	return err;
+}
 #endif /* _RTE_ETH_FAILSAFE_PRIVATE_H_ */
