diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 373ff315030d..cce97385f743 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 	slave_dev->features = master->vlan_features;
 	slave_dev->ethtool_ops = &dsa_slave_ethtool_ops;
 	eth_hw_addr_inherit(slave_dev, master);
-	slave_dev->tx_queue_len = 0;
+	slave_dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 	slave_dev->netdev_ops = &dsa_slave_netdev_ops;
 	slave_dev->switchdev_ops = &dsa_slave_switchdev_ops;