diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 99b697ad2b98..7a8ea03f673d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -1122,6 +1122,21 @@ struct Qdisc *dev_graft_qdisc(struct netdev_queue *dev_queue,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_graft_qdisc);
 
+static void shutdown_scheduler_queue(struct net_device *dev,
+				     struct netdev_queue *dev_queue,
+				     void *_qdisc_default)
+{
+	struct Qdisc *qdisc = dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping;
+	struct Qdisc *qdisc_default = _qdisc_default;
+
+	if (qdisc) {
+		rcu_assign_pointer(dev_queue->qdisc, qdisc_default);
+		dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping = qdisc_default;
+
+		qdisc_put(qdisc);
+	}
+}
+
 static void attach_one_default_qdisc(struct net_device *dev,
 				     struct netdev_queue *dev_queue,
 				     void *_unused)
@@ -1169,6 +1184,7 @@ static void attach_default_qdiscs(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (qdisc == &noop_qdisc) {
 		netdev_warn(dev, "default qdisc (%s) fail, fallback to %s\n",
 			    default_qdisc_ops->id, noqueue_qdisc_ops.id);
+		netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, shutdown_scheduler_queue, &noop_qdisc);
 		dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 		netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, attach_one_default_qdisc, NULL);
 		qdisc = txq->qdisc_sleeping;
@@ -1447,21 +1463,6 @@ void dev_init_scheduler(struct net_device *dev)
 	timer_setup(&dev->watchdog_timer, dev_watchdog, 0);
 }
 
-static void shutdown_scheduler_queue(struct net_device *dev,
-				     struct netdev_queue *dev_queue,
-				     void *_qdisc_default)
-{
-	struct Qdisc *qdisc = dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping;
-	struct Qdisc *qdisc_default = _qdisc_default;
-
-	if (qdisc) {
-		rcu_assign_pointer(dev_queue->qdisc, qdisc_default);
-		dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping = qdisc_default;
-
-		qdisc_put(qdisc);
-	}
-}
-
 void dev_shutdown(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, shutdown_scheduler_queue, &noop_qdisc);