diff --git a/net/sched/sch_red.c b/net/sched/sch_red.c
index 16644b3d236271533b6e96a62705bc1903ab1d8a..56c181c3feeb27a428a56fb76b26d0bc3622ea33 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_red.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_red.c
@@ -222,10 +222,11 @@ static int red_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 					 extack);
 		if (IS_ERR(child))
 			return PTR_ERR(child);
-	}
 
-	if (child != &noop_qdisc)
+		/* child is fifo, no need to check for noop_qdisc */
 		qdisc_hash_add(child, true);
+	}
+
 	sch_tree_lock(sch);
 	q->flags = ctl->flags;
 	q->limit = ctl->limit;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_tbf.c b/net/sched/sch_tbf.c
index 03225a8df9730cee7e020331b42a805d42b6f25c..6f74a426f159e440f33755e13656c849408bbc18 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_tbf.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_tbf.c
@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ static int tbf_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 			err = PTR_ERR(child);
 			goto done;
 		}
+
+		/* child is fifo, no need to check for noop_qdisc */
+		qdisc_hash_add(child, true);
 	}
 
 	sch_tree_lock(sch);
@@ -391,8 +394,6 @@ static int tbf_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 					  q->qdisc->qstats.backlog);
 		qdisc_destroy(q->qdisc);
 		q->qdisc = child;
-		if (child != &noop_qdisc)
-			qdisc_hash_add(child, true);
 	}
 	q->limit = qopt->limit;
 	if (tb[TCA_TBF_PBURST])