diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 50c0ae772b5a..0b457c81c448 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -2031,10 +2031,10 @@ static int virtnet_xdp_set(struct net_device *dev, struct bpf_prog *prog,
 		}
 	}
 
-	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, curr_qp + xdp_qp);
 	err = _virtnet_set_queues(vi, curr_qp + xdp_qp);
 	if (err)
 		goto err;
+	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, curr_qp + xdp_qp);
 	vi->xdp_queue_pairs = xdp_qp;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++) {