diff --git a/net/sched/sch_multiq.c b/net/sched/sch_multiq.c
index 4e465d11e3d7..a467dd122369 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_multiq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_multiq.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *multiq_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
 		if (!netif_xmit_stopped(
 		    netdev_get_tx_queue(qdisc_dev(sch), q->curband))) {
 			qdisc = q->queues[q->curband];
-			skb = qdisc->dequeue(qdisc);
+			skb = qdisc_dequeue_peeked(qdisc);
 			if (skb) {
 				qdisc_bstats_update(sch, skb);
 				qdisc_qlen_dec(sch);