diff --git a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
index 2d488abcf62d..dd2b6a71c6d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -2901,7 +2901,8 @@ static int mv643xx_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mp->dev = dev;
 
 	set_params(mp, pd);
-	dev->real_num_tx_queues = mp->txq_count;
+	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(dev, mp->txq_count);
+	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, mp->rxq_count);
 
 	if (pd->phy_addr != MV643XX_ETH_PHY_NONE)
 		mp->phy = phy_scan(mp, pd->phy_addr);