diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index 3cee2ef3ac..a8db8bfd9c 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -3743,9 +3743,7 @@ static void virtio_net_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     n->net_conf.tx_queue_size = MIN(virtio_net_max_tx_queue_size(n),
                                     n->net_conf.tx_queue_size);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < n->max_queue_pairs; i++) {
-        virtio_net_add_queue(n, i);
-    }
+    virtio_net_add_queue(n, 0);
 
     n->ctrl_vq = virtio_add_queue(vdev, 64, virtio_net_handle_ctrl);
     qemu_macaddr_default_if_unset(&n->nic_conf.macaddr);