diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index c78f444ad4231e63e7afe7a653a959291a30b22a..fe1d9592956f97ba70b555fa9ce85fff42b4aac6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -4080,8 +4080,8 @@ int stmmac_dvr_probe(struct device *device,
 		goto error_hw_init;
 
 	/* Configure real RX and TX queues */
-	ndev->real_num_rx_queues = priv->plat->rx_queues_to_use;
-	ndev->real_num_tx_queues = priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use;
+	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(ndev, priv->plat->rx_queues_to_use);
+	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(ndev, priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use);
 
 	priv->dma_buf_sz = STMMAC_ALIGN(buf_sz);