diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index f15a3ffff635..ab935778ce81 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1744,6 +1744,7 @@ static int process_backlog(struct net_device *backlog_dev, int *budget)
 	struct softnet_data *queue = &__get_cpu_var(softnet_data);
 	unsigned long start_time = jiffies;
 
+	backlog_dev->weight = weight_p;
 	for (;;) {
 		struct sk_buff *skb;
 		struct net_device *dev;