diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 92237e75dbbc..bf8c81e07c70 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ void qdisc_reset(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
 		qdisc->gso_skb = NULL;
 	}
 	qdisc->q.qlen = 0;
+	qdisc->qstats.backlog = 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_reset);