diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index c8dc72e12107a8ac1d2aefd498c84a12ad3e3dec..98c00847a3d22d69f97abff267b1c1b43610affa 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart qdisc_watchdog(struct hrtimer *timer)
 
 	wd->qdisc->flags &= ~TCQ_F_THROTTLED;
 	smp_wmb();
-	__netif_schedule(wd->qdisc);
+	__netif_schedule(qdisc_root(wd->qdisc));
 
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
index 4e261ce62f48071dc3a0569cbfd0d5915a9577dc..47ef492c4ff40ad23735aa6254885b503e094e2f 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart cbq_undelay(struct hrtimer *timer)
 	}
 
 	sch->flags &= ~TCQ_F_THROTTLED;
-	__netif_schedule(sch);
+	__netif_schedule(qdisc_root(sch));
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }