diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index dda9d7b9a840..d4362befe7e2 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2382,8 +2382,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_set_num_tc);
  */
 int netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int txq)
 {
+	bool disabling;
 	int rc;
 
+	disabling = txq < dev->real_num_tx_queues;
+
 	if (txq < 1 || txq > dev->num_tx_queues)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -2399,15 +2402,19 @@ int netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int txq)
 		if (dev->num_tc)
 			netif_setup_tc(dev, txq);
 
-		if (txq < dev->real_num_tx_queues) {
+		dev->real_num_tx_queues = txq;
+
+		if (disabling) {
+			synchronize_net();
 			qdisc_reset_all_tx_gt(dev, txq);
 #ifdef CONFIG_XPS
 			netif_reset_xps_queues_gt(dev, txq);
 #endif
 		}
+	} else {
+		dev->real_num_tx_queues = txq;
 	}
 
-	dev->real_num_tx_queues = txq;
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_set_real_num_tx_queues);