diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 4626cef4b76e..eeb8276d7a89 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include <net/sch_generic.h>
 #include <net/pkt_sched.h>
 #include <net/dst.h>
@@ -207,15 +208,19 @@ void __qdisc_run(struct Qdisc *q)
 
 unsigned long dev_trans_start(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	unsigned long val, res = dev->trans_start;
+	unsigned long val, res;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	if (is_vlan_dev(dev))
+		dev = vlan_dev_real_dev(dev);
+	res = dev->trans_start;
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->num_tx_queues; i++) {
 		val = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, i)->trans_start;
 		if (val && time_after(val, res))
 			res = val;
 	}
 	dev->trans_start = res;
+
 	return res;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_trans_start);