diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 0ee9bd4819f4..de1ad506665d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -1747,6 +1747,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_alloc_queues(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
  **/
 static int ixgbevf_set_interrupt_capability(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 {
+	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	int err = 0;
 	int vector, v_budget;
 
@@ -1775,6 +1776,12 @@ static int ixgbevf_set_interrupt_capability(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 
 	ixgbevf_acquire_msix_vectors(adapter, v_budget);
 
+	err = netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, adapter->num_tx_queues);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(netdev, adapter->num_rx_queues);
+
 out:
 	return err;
 }