diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index 59f76bcf7676700fff53f2647c4b8f0a94d72b63..b6fac9cc2ba35149b8be31d7e22d4327d0f7fcbf 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ static void virtio_net_set_multiqueue(VirtIONet *n, int multiqueue)
 
     n->multiqueue = multiqueue;
 
-    for (i = 2; i <= n->max_queues * 2 + 1; i++) {
+    for (i = 2; i < n->max_queues * 2 + 1; i++) {
         virtio_del_queue(vdev, i);
     }