}
 
 static int xennet_create_queues(struct netfront_info *info,
-                               unsigned int num_queues)
+                               unsigned int *num_queues)
 {
        unsigned int i;
        int ret;
 
-       info->queues = kcalloc(num_queues, sizeof(struct netfront_queue),
+       info->queues = kcalloc(*num_queues, sizeof(struct netfront_queue),
                               GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!info->queues)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        rtnl_lock();
 
-       for (i = 0; i < num_queues; i++) {
+       for (i = 0; i < *num_queues; i++) {
                struct netfront_queue *queue = &info->queues[i];
 
                queue->id = i;
                if (ret < 0) {
                        dev_warn(&info->netdev->dev,
                                 "only created %d queues\n", i);
-                       num_queues = i;
+                       *num_queues = i;
                        break;
                }
 
                        napi_enable(&queue->napi);
        }
 
-       netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(info->netdev, num_queues);
+       netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(info->netdev, *num_queues);
 
        rtnl_unlock();
 
-       if (num_queues == 0) {
+       if (*num_queues == 0) {
                dev_err(&info->netdev->dev, "no queues\n");
                return -EINVAL;
        }
        if (info->queues)
                xennet_destroy_queues(info);
 
-       err = xennet_create_queues(info, num_queues);
+       err = xennet_create_queues(info, &num_queues);
        if (err < 0)
                goto destroy_ring;