diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index 69ecf37053a81..3c3cc6af0a1ef 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -2171,6 +2171,14 @@ int ipoib_intf_init(struct ib_device *hca, u8 port, const char *name,
 		rn->attach_mcast = ipoib_mcast_attach;
 		rn->detach_mcast = ipoib_mcast_detach;
 		rn->hca = hca;
+
+		rc = netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(dev, 1);
+		if (rc)
+			goto out;
+
+		rc = netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, 1);
+		if (rc)
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	priv->rn_ops = dev->netdev_ops;