diff --git a/net/sched/sch_ets.c b/net/sched/sch_ets.c
index 9da86db4d2c2..3ee46f6e005d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_ets.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_ets.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ static int ets_qdisc_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	for (i = q->nbands; i < oldbands; i++) {
 		if (i >= q->nstrict && q->classes[i].qdisc->q.qlen)
 			list_del_init(&q->classes[i].alist);
-		qdisc_tree_flush_backlog(q->classes[i].qdisc);
+		qdisc_purge_queue(q->classes[i].qdisc);
 	}
 	q->nstrict = nstrict;
 	memcpy(q->prio2band, priomap, sizeof(priomap));