diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 1270c8d23463..ff03921e46df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -4219,8 +4219,6 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	if (vi->has_rss || vi->has_rss_hash_report)
 		virtnet_init_default_rss(vi);
 
-	_virtnet_set_queues(vi, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
-
 	/* serialize netdev register + virtio_device_ready() with ndo_open() */
 	rtnl_lock();
 
@@ -4233,6 +4231,8 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
 
+	_virtnet_set_queues(vi, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
+
 	/* a random MAC address has been assigned, notify the device.
 	 * We don't fail probe if VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR is not there
 	 * because many devices work fine without getting MAC explicitly