diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index bbcba2a..eb42873 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -606,7 +606,6 @@
 			    int type, u32 pid, u32 seq, u32 change,
 			    unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct netdev_queue *txq;
 	struct ifinfomsg *ifm;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
 	const struct net_device_stats *stats;
@@ -637,9 +636,8 @@
 	if (dev->master)
 		NLA_PUT_U32(skb, IFLA_MASTER, dev->master->ifindex);
 
-	txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
-	if (txq->qdisc_sleeping)
-		NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, IFLA_QDISC, txq->qdisc_sleeping->ops->id);
+	if (dev->qdisc)
+		NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, IFLA_QDISC, dev->qdisc->ops->id);
 
 	if (dev->ifalias)
 		NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, IFLA_IFALIAS, dev->ifalias);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index bcfbdb4..6a53694 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -168,8 +168,7 @@
 
 	/* Find qdisc */
 	if (!parent) {
-		struct netdev_queue *dev_queue = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
-		q = dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping;
+		q = dev->qdisc;
 		parent = q->handle;
 	} else {
 		q = qdisc_lookup(dev, TC_H_MAJ(t->tcm_parent));
@@ -408,7 +407,6 @@
 static int tc_dump_tfilter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
 	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
-	struct netdev_queue *dev_queue;
 	int t;
 	int s_t;
 	struct net_device *dev;
@@ -427,9 +425,8 @@
 	if ((dev = dev_get_by_index(&init_net, tcm->tcm_ifindex)) == NULL)
 		return skb->len;
 
-	dev_queue = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
 	if (!tcm->tcm_parent)
-		q = dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping;
+		q = dev->qdisc;
 	else
 		q = qdisc_lookup(dev, TC_H_MAJ(tcm->tcm_parent));
 	if (!q)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 166fcca..8aa9a0c 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 static void qdisc_list_add(struct Qdisc *q)
 {
 	if ((q->parent != TC_H_ROOT) && !(q->flags & TCQ_F_INGRESS))
-		list_add_tail(&q->list, &qdisc_root_sleeping(q)->list);
+		list_add_tail(&q->list, &qdisc_dev(q)->qdisc->list);
 }
 
 void qdisc_list_del(struct Qdisc *q)
@@ -219,17 +219,11 @@
 
 struct Qdisc *qdisc_lookup(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
 	struct Qdisc *q;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < dev->num_tx_queues; i++) {
-		struct netdev_queue *txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, i);
-		struct Qdisc *txq_root = txq->qdisc_sleeping;
-
-		q = qdisc_match_from_root(txq_root, handle);
-		if (q)
-			goto out;
-	}
+	q = qdisc_match_from_root(dev->qdisc, handle);
+	if (q)
+		goto out;
 
 	q = qdisc_match_from_root(dev->rx_queue.qdisc_sleeping, handle);
 out:
@@ -720,9 +714,14 @@
 			if (new && i > 0)
 				atomic_inc(&new->refcnt);
 
-			notify_and_destroy(skb, n, classid, old, new);
+			qdisc_destroy(old);
 		}
 
+		notify_and_destroy(skb, n, classid, dev->qdisc, new);
+		if (new)
+			atomic_inc(&new->refcnt);
+		dev->qdisc = new ? : &noop_qdisc;
+
 		if (dev->flags & IFF_UP)
 			dev_activate(dev);
 	} else {
@@ -974,9 +973,7 @@
 				q = dev->rx_queue.qdisc_sleeping;
 			}
 		} else {
-			struct netdev_queue *dev_queue;
-			dev_queue = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
-			q = dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping;
+			q = dev->qdisc;
 		}
 		if (!q)
 			return -ENOENT;
@@ -1044,9 +1041,7 @@
 				q = dev->rx_queue.qdisc_sleeping;
 			}
 		} else {
-			struct netdev_queue *dev_queue;
-			dev_queue = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
-			q = dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping;
+			q = dev->qdisc;
 		}
 
 		/* It may be default qdisc, ignore it */
@@ -1291,8 +1286,7 @@
 			s_q_idx = 0;
 		q_idx = 0;
 
-		dev_queue = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
-		if (tc_dump_qdisc_root(dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping, skb, cb, &q_idx, s_q_idx) < 0)
+		if (tc_dump_qdisc_root(dev->qdisc, skb, cb, &q_idx, s_q_idx) < 0)
 			goto done;
 
 		dev_queue = &dev->rx_queue;
@@ -1323,7 +1317,6 @@
 static int tc_ctl_tclass(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
 {
 	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
-	struct netdev_queue *dev_queue;
 	struct tcmsg *tcm = NLMSG_DATA(n);
 	struct nlattr *tca[TCA_MAX + 1];
 	struct net_device *dev;
@@ -1361,7 +1354,6 @@
 
 	/* Step 1. Determine qdisc handle X:0 */
 
-	dev_queue = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
 	if (pid != TC_H_ROOT) {
 		u32 qid1 = TC_H_MAJ(pid);
 
@@ -1372,7 +1364,7 @@
 		} else if (qid1) {
 			qid = qid1;
 		} else if (qid == 0)
-			qid = dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping->handle;
+			qid = dev->qdisc->handle;
 
 		/* Now qid is genuine qdisc handle consistent
 		   both with parent and child.
@@ -1383,7 +1375,7 @@
 			pid = TC_H_MAKE(qid, pid);
 	} else {
 		if (qid == 0)
-			qid = dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping->handle;
+			qid = dev->qdisc->handle;
 	}
 
 	/* OK. Locate qdisc */
@@ -1588,8 +1580,7 @@
 	s_t = cb->args[0];
 	t = 0;
 
-	dev_queue = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
-	if (tc_dump_tclass_root(dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping, skb, tcm, cb, &t, s_t) < 0)
+	if (tc_dump_tclass_root(dev->qdisc, skb, tcm, cb, &t, s_t) < 0)
 		goto done;
 
 	dev_queue = &dev->rx_queue;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 6128e6f..a91f079 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -623,19 +623,6 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_destroy);
 
-static bool dev_all_qdisc_sleeping_noop(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < dev->num_tx_queues; i++) {
-		struct netdev_queue *txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, i);
-
-		if (txq->qdisc_sleeping != &noop_qdisc)
-			return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
 static void attach_one_default_qdisc(struct net_device *dev,
 				     struct netdev_queue *dev_queue,
 				     void *_unused)
@@ -677,6 +664,7 @@
 
 void dev_activate(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	struct netdev_queue *txq;
 	int need_watchdog;
 
 	/* No queueing discipline is attached to device;
@@ -685,9 +673,14 @@
 	   virtual interfaces
 	 */
 
-	if (dev_all_qdisc_sleeping_noop(dev))
+	if (dev->qdisc == &noop_qdisc) {
 		netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, attach_one_default_qdisc, NULL);
 
+		txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, 0);
+		dev->qdisc = txq->qdisc_sleeping;
+		atomic_inc(&dev->qdisc->refcnt);
+	}
+
 	if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
 		/* Delay activation until next carrier-on event */
 		return;
@@ -777,6 +770,7 @@
 
 void dev_init_scheduler(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	dev->qdisc = &noop_qdisc;
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, dev_init_scheduler_queue, &noop_qdisc);
 	dev_init_scheduler_queue(dev, &dev->rx_queue, &noop_qdisc);
 
@@ -802,5 +796,8 @@
 {
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, shutdown_scheduler_queue, &noop_qdisc);
 	shutdown_scheduler_queue(dev, &dev->rx_queue, &noop_qdisc);
+	qdisc_destroy(dev->qdisc);
+	dev->qdisc = &noop_qdisc;
+
 	WARN_ON(timer_pending(&dev->watchdog_timer));
 }