diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
index 6f171d1d85b7..92443f8e9fbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ static int iavf_set_channels(struct net_device *netdev,
 	}
 	if (i == IAVF_RESET_WAIT_COMPLETE_COUNT) {
 		adapter->flags &= ~IAVF_FLAG_REINIT_ITR_NEEDED;
-		adapter->num_active_queues = num_req;
+		adapter->num_req_queues = 0;
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}