diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index fe0d255d66c8bc54ef83a3016b468f8ce6dcc9e2..e5dc04cb55992d903ece9a0663ce396fbdf4a8d2 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -1616,6 +1616,9 @@ static void remove_queue_kobjects(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	net_rx_queue_update_kobjects(dev, real_rx, 0);
 	netdev_queue_update_kobjects(dev, real_tx, 0);
+
+	dev->real_num_rx_queues = 0;
+	dev->real_num_tx_queues = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 	kset_unregister(dev->queues_kset);
 #endif