diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 3a3ca965b242..7c213a347909 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -1198,6 +1198,7 @@ static void i40evf_free_queues(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	if (!adapter->vsi_res)
 		return;
+	adapter->num_active_queues = 0;
 	kfree(adapter->tx_rings);
 	adapter->tx_rings = NULL;
 	kfree(adapter->rx_rings);
@@ -1214,18 +1215,22 @@ static void i40evf_free_queues(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
  **/
 static int i40evf_alloc_queues(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i, num_active_queues;
 
-	adapter->tx_rings = kcalloc(adapter->num_active_queues,
+	num_active_queues = min_t(int,
+				  adapter->vsi_res->num_queue_pairs,
+				  (int)(num_online_cpus()));
+
+	adapter->tx_rings = kcalloc(num_active_queues,
 				    sizeof(struct i40e_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adapter->tx_rings)
 		goto err_out;
-	adapter->rx_rings = kcalloc(adapter->num_active_queues,
+	adapter->rx_rings = kcalloc(num_active_queues,
 				    sizeof(struct i40e_ring), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adapter->rx_rings)
 		goto err_out;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_active_queues; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < num_active_queues; i++) {
 		struct i40e_ring *tx_ring;
 		struct i40e_ring *rx_ring;
 
@@ -1247,6 +1252,8 @@ static int i40evf_alloc_queues(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 		rx_ring->rx_itr_setting = (I40E_ITR_DYNAMIC | I40E_ITR_RX_DEF);
 	}
 
+	adapter->num_active_queues = num_active_queues;
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_out:
@@ -2636,9 +2643,6 @@ static void i40evf_init_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	adapter->watchdog_timer.data = (unsigned long)adapter;
 	mod_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, jiffies + 1);
 
-	adapter->num_active_queues = min_t(int,
-					   adapter->vsi_res->num_queue_pairs,
-					   (int)(num_online_cpus()));
 	adapter->tx_desc_count = I40EVF_DEFAULT_TXD;
 	adapter->rx_desc_count = I40EVF_DEFAULT_RXD;
 	err = i40evf_init_interrupt_scheme(adapter);