diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 95c331abee438338244a6345322c2608e226ec4a..7d2aeeb6318fee83e065a8183e29f1a98e40713e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -3151,8 +3151,12 @@ static void i40e_vsi_map_rings_to_vectors(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 
 	/* If we don't have enough vectors for a 1-to-1 mapping, we'll have to
 	 * group them so there are multiple queues per vector.
+	 * It is also important to go through all the vectors available to be
+	 * sure that if we don't use all the vectors, that the remaining vectors
+	 * are cleared. This is especially important when decreasing the
+	 * number of queues in use.
 	 */
-	for (; v_start < q_vectors && qp_remaining; v_start++) {
+	for (; v_start < q_vectors; v_start++) {
 		struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector = vsi->q_vectors[v_start];
 
 		num_ringpairs = DIV_ROUND_UP(qp_remaining, q_vectors - v_start);