diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index 449fe0f068f8e91c8ae448cbf821cca9ad69a2b2..65f80c7b1656b81fd5646c8caf24016ce3782ffa 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -2024,13 +2024,13 @@ static void pktgen_setup_inject(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
 		pr_warning("WARNING: Requested queue_map_min (zero-based) (%d) exceeds valid range [0 - %d] for (%d) queues on %s, resetting\n",
 			   pkt_dev->queue_map_min, (ntxq ?: 1) - 1, ntxq,
 			   pkt_dev->odevname);
-		pkt_dev->queue_map_min = ntxq - 1;
+		pkt_dev->queue_map_min = (ntxq ?: 1) - 1;
 	}
 	if (pkt_dev->queue_map_max >= ntxq) {
 		pr_warning("WARNING: Requested queue_map_max (zero-based) (%d) exceeds valid range [0 - %d] for (%d) queues on %s, resetting\n",
 			   pkt_dev->queue_map_max, (ntxq ?: 1) - 1, ntxq,
 			   pkt_dev->odevname);
-		pkt_dev->queue_map_max = ntxq - 1;
+		pkt_dev->queue_map_max = (ntxq ?: 1) - 1;
 	}
 
 	/* Default to the interface's mac if not explicitly set. */