diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 9fcbb6c413..02f956ce48 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -8132,6 +8132,8 @@ qemuBuildInterfaceCommandLine(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
        break;
     }
 
+    qemuDomainInterfaceSetDefaultQDisc(driver, net);
+
     /* Set bandwidth or warn if requested and not supported. */
     actualBandwidth = virDomainNetGetActualBandwidth(net);
     if (actualBandwidth) {
@@ -8146,8 +8148,6 @@ qemuBuildInterfaceCommandLine(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         }
     }
 
-    qemuDomainInterfaceSetDefaultQDisc(driver, net);
-
     if (net->mtu &&
         virNetDevSetMTU(net->ifname, net->mtu) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 57635cd419..e5848d7de4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -1371,6 +1371,8 @@ qemuDomainAttachNetDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     if (qemuInterfaceStartDevice(net) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    qemuDomainInterfaceSetDefaultQDisc(driver, net);
+
     /* Set bandwidth or warn if requested and not supported. */
     actualBandwidth = virDomainNetGetActualBandwidth(net);
     if (actualBandwidth) {
@@ -1389,8 +1391,6 @@ qemuDomainAttachNetDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         virNetDevSetMTU(net->ifname, net->mtu) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    qemuDomainInterfaceSetDefaultQDisc(driver, net);
-
     for (i = 0; i < tapfdSize; i++) {
         if (qemuSecuritySetTapFDLabel(driver->securityManager,
                                       vm->def, tapfd[i]) < 0)