diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 69fb225e59a6..69ad42ba1538 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1606,8 +1606,8 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	if (err)
 		goto free_stats;
 
-	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(dev, 1);
-	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, 1);
+	netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(dev, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
+	netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
 
 	err = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (err) {