diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 165149bcf0b1..2fd5d2b7a209 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -3220,8 +3220,6 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	_virtnet_set_queues(vi, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
-
 	/* serialize netdev register + virtio_device_ready() with ndo_open() */
 	rtnl_lock();
 
@@ -3234,6 +3232,8 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
 
+	_virtnet_set_queues(vi, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
+
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	err = virtnet_cpu_notif_add(vi);