diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 655bb25eed2b6e..6ddd77ece5d505 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -900,7 +900,6 @@ static int virtnet_set_queues(struct virtnet_info *vi, u16 queue_pairs)
 	struct scatterlist sg;
 	struct virtio_net_ctrl_mq s;
 	struct net_device *dev = vi->dev;
-	int i;
 
 	if (!vi->has_cvq || !virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ))
 		return 0;
@@ -914,10 +913,8 @@ static int virtnet_set_queues(struct virtnet_info *vi, u16 queue_pairs)
 			 queue_pairs);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
-		for (i = vi->curr_queue_pairs; i < queue_pairs; i++)
-			if (!try_fill_recv(&vi->rq[i], GFP_KERNEL))
-				schedule_delayed_work(&vi->refill, 0);
 		vi->curr_queue_pairs = queue_pairs;
+		schedule_delayed_work(&vi->refill, 0);
 	}
 
 	return 0;