diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sriov_vf_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sriov_vf_config.rb
index 20746ef5a..78756997c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sriov_vf_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sriov_vf_config.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:sriov_vf_config) do
 
   newparam(:name) do
     desc "sriov_numvfs conf as <physical_network>:<number_of_vfs>:<mode> format"
-    newvalues(/^[a-z0-9\-_]+:[0-9]+(:(switchdev|legacy))?$/)
+    newvalues(/^[a-zA-Z0-9\-_]+:[0-9]+(:(switchdev|legacy))?$/)
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/Fixes-SRIOV-upper-case-name-checks-306011421f53131d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/Fixes-SRIOV-upper-case-name-checks-306011421f53131d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a75a0b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/Fixes-SRIOV-upper-case-name-checks-306011421f53131d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Allow using upper case names for SRIOV interface names.
diff --git a/spec/unit/type/sriov_vf_config_spec.rb b/spec/unit/type/sriov_vf_config_spec.rb
index 8891800b6..c59867bba 100644
--- a/spec/unit/type/sriov_vf_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/type/sriov_vf_config_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ describe 'Puppet::Type.type(:sriov_vf_config)' do
       :ensure => 'present'
     )}.not_to raise_error
   end
+  it 'should allow name to be passed' do
+    expect{Puppet::Type.type(:sriov_vf_config).new(
+      :name   => 'eTH0:10',
+      :ensure => 'present'
+    )}.not_to raise_error
+  end
   it 'should allow name to be passed with -' do
     expect{Puppet::Type.type(:sriov_vf_config).new(
       :name   => 'eth-0:10',