diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
index 968519ff36e9..436160be9c18 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static int fq_codel_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 		q->quantum = max(256U, nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_FQ_CODEL_QUANTUM]));
 
 	if (tb[TCA_FQ_CODEL_DROP_BATCH_SIZE])
-		q->drop_batch_size = min(1U, nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_FQ_CODEL_DROP_BATCH_SIZE]));
+		q->drop_batch_size = max(1U, nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_FQ_CODEL_DROP_BATCH_SIZE]));
 
 	if (tb[TCA_FQ_CODEL_MEMORY_LIMIT])
 		q->memory_limit = min(1U << 31, nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_FQ_CODEL_MEMORY_LIMIT]));