release_error_buffers(adapter);
 }
 
+static int set_real_num_queues(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+       struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+       int rc;
+
+       rc = netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, adapter->req_tx_queues);
+       if (rc) {
+               netdev_err(netdev, "failed to set the number of tx queues\n");
+               return rc;
+       }
+
+       rc = netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(netdev, adapter->req_rx_queues);
+       if (rc)
+               netdev_err(netdev, "failed to set the number of rx queues\n");
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
 static int ibmvnic_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
        struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
        if (rc)
                return rc;
 
-       rc = netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, adapter->req_tx_queues);
-       if (rc) {
-               dev_err(dev, "failed to set the number of tx queues\n");
-               return -1;
-       }
+       rc = set_real_num_queues(netdev);
+       if (rc)
+               return rc;
 
        rc = init_sub_crq_irqs(adapter);
        if (rc) {