diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 9c917467a2c7..3bf7e93c9e96 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -3431,8 +3431,9 @@ int netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int txq);
 int netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int rxq);
 #else
 static inline int netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(struct net_device *dev,
-						unsigned int rxq)
+						unsigned int rxqs)
 {
+	dev->real_num_rx_queues = rxqs;
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif