diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 547b4a88ae2a..c31190e29b90 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -273,8 +273,11 @@ static struct Qdisc *qdisc_match_from_root(struct Qdisc *root, u32 handle)
 
 void qdisc_list_add(struct Qdisc *q)
 {
+	struct Qdisc *root = qdisc_dev(q)->qdisc;
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(root == &noop_qdisc);
 	if ((q->parent != TC_H_ROOT) && !(q->flags & TCQ_F_INGRESS))
-		list_add_tail(&q->list, &qdisc_dev(q)->qdisc->list);
+		list_add_tail(&q->list, &root->list);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_list_add);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 6a91d7d48ade..32bb942d2faa 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -718,8 +718,8 @@ static void attach_default_qdiscs(struct net_device *dev)
 	} else {
 		qdisc = qdisc_create_dflt(txq, &mq_qdisc_ops, TC_H_ROOT);
 		if (qdisc) {
-			qdisc->ops->attach(qdisc);
 			dev->qdisc = qdisc;
+			qdisc->ops->attach(qdisc);
 		}
 	}
 }