diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index 99f656d35b4f..a47f5bad110d 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -1973,28 +1973,27 @@ static void pktgen_setup_inject(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
 
 	/* make sure that we don't pick a non-existing transmit queue */
 	ntxq = pkt_dev->odev->real_num_tx_queues;
-	if (ntxq <= num_online_cpus() && (pkt_dev->flags & F_QUEUE_MAP_CPU)) {
+	if (ntxq > num_online_cpus() && (pkt_dev->flags & F_QUEUE_MAP_CPU)) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "pktgen: WARNING: QUEUE_MAP_CPU "
-		       "disabled because CPU count (%d) exceeds number ",
-		       num_online_cpus());
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "pktgen: WARNING: of tx queues "
-		       "(%d) on %s \n", ntxq, pkt_dev->odev->name);
+		       "disabled because CPU count (%d) exceeds number "
+		       "of tx queues (%d) on %s\n", num_online_cpus(), ntxq,
+		       pkt_dev->odev->name);
 		pkt_dev->flags &= ~F_QUEUE_MAP_CPU;
 	}
 	if (ntxq <= pkt_dev->queue_map_min) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "pktgen: WARNING: Requested "
-		       "queue_map_min (%d) exceeds number of tx\n",
-		       pkt_dev->queue_map_min);
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "pktgen: WARNING: queues (%d) on "
-		       "%s, resetting\n", ntxq, pkt_dev->odev->name);
+		       "queue_map_min (zero-based) (%d) exceeds valid range "
+		       "[0 - %d] for (%d) queues on %s, resetting\n",
+		       pkt_dev->queue_map_min, (ntxq ?: 1)- 1, ntxq,
+		       pkt_dev->odev->name);
 		pkt_dev->queue_map_min = ntxq - 1;
 	}
-	if (ntxq <= pkt_dev->queue_map_max) {
+	if (pkt_dev->queue_map_max >= ntxq) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "pktgen: WARNING: Requested "
-		       "queue_map_max (%d) exceeds number of tx\n",
-		       pkt_dev->queue_map_max);
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "pktgen: WARNING: queues (%d) on "
-		       "%s, resetting\n", ntxq, pkt_dev->odev->name);
+		       "queue_map_max (zero-based) (%d) exceeds valid range "
+		       "[0 - %d] for (%d) queues on %s, resetting\n",
+		       pkt_dev->queue_map_max, (ntxq ?: 1)- 1, ntxq,
+		       pkt_dev->odev->name);
 		pkt_dev->queue_map_max = ntxq - 1;
 	}