diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index ad9eed70bc8f..1e1c89e51a11 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -815,10 +815,8 @@ static int qdisc_graft(struct net_device *dev, struct Qdisc *parent,
 		if (dev->flags & IFF_UP)
 			dev_deactivate(dev);
 
-		if (new && new->ops->attach) {
-			new->ops->attach(new);
-			num_q = 0;
-		}
+		if (new && new->ops->attach)
+			goto skip;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < num_q; i++) {
 			struct netdev_queue *dev_queue = dev_ingress_queue(dev);
@@ -834,12 +832,16 @@ static int qdisc_graft(struct net_device *dev, struct Qdisc *parent,
 				qdisc_destroy(old);
 		}
 
+skip:
 		if (!ingress) {
 			notify_and_destroy(net, skb, n, classid,
 					   dev->qdisc, new);
 			if (new && !new->ops->attach)
 				atomic_inc(&new->refcnt);
 			dev->qdisc = new ? : &noop_qdisc;
+
+			if (new && new->ops->attach)
+				new->ops->attach(new);
 		} else {
 			notify_and_destroy(net, skb, n, classid, old, new);
 		}