diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_device_queue_manager.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_device_queue_manager.c
index ecc78ece634c..36b95e16eab1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_device_queue_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_device_queue_manager.c
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ static int create_queue_nocpsch(struct device_queue_manager *dqm,
 	}
 
 	list_add(&q->list, &qpd->queues_list);
-	dqm->queue_count++;
+	if (q->properties.is_active)
+		dqm->queue_count++;
 
 	if (q->properties.type == KFD_QUEUE_TYPE_SDMA)
 		dqm->sdma_queue_count++;
@@ -313,7 +314,8 @@ static int destroy_queue_nocpsch(struct device_queue_manager *dqm,
 	list_del(&q->list);
 	if (list_empty(&qpd->queues_list))
 		deallocate_vmid(dqm, qpd, q);
-	dqm->queue_count--;
+	if (q->properties.is_active)
+		dqm->queue_count--;
 
 	/*
 	 * Unconditionally decrement this counter, regardless of the queue's
@@ -1018,7 +1020,8 @@ static int destroy_queue_cpsch(struct device_queue_manager *dqm,
 		dqm->sdma_queue_count--;
 
 	list_del(&q->list);
-	dqm->queue_count--;
+	if (q->properties.is_active)
+		dqm->queue_count--;
 
 	execute_queues_cpsch(dqm, false);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_mqd_manager_cik.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_mqd_manager_cik.c
index a318743cdcc2..a09e18a339f3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_mqd_manager_cik.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_mqd_manager_cik.c
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ static int init_mqd(struct mqd_manager *mm, void **mqd,
 	m->cp_hqd_pipe_priority = 1;
 	m->cp_hqd_queue_priority = 15;
 
+	if (q->format == KFD_QUEUE_FORMAT_AQL)
+		m->cp_hqd_iq_rptr = AQL_ENABLE;
+
 	*mqd = m;
 	if (gart_addr != NULL)
 		*gart_addr = addr;
@@ -187,7 +190,6 @@ static int update_mqd(struct mqd_manager *mm, void *mqd,
 	m->cp_hqd_vmid = q->vmid;
 
 	if (q->format == KFD_QUEUE_FORMAT_AQL) {
-		m->cp_hqd_iq_rptr = AQL_ENABLE;
 		m->cp_hqd_pq_control |= NO_UPDATE_RPTR;
 	}