diff --git a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
index 2839701ffab5e..427bd88c16476 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ static int virtscsi_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	/* We need to know how many queues before we allocate. */
 	num_queues = virtscsi_config_get(vdev, num_queues) ? : 1;
+	num_queues = min_t(unsigned int, nr_cpu_ids, num_queues);
 
 	num_targets = virtscsi_config_get(vdev, max_target) + 1;