diff --git a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
index a47a09d76400..45245157e00a 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static int taprio_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 	queue = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
 
 	child = q->qdiscs[queue];
-	if (unlikely(!child))
+	if (unlikely(child == &noop_qdisc))
 		return qdisc_drop(skb, sch, to_free);
 
 	if (taprio_skb_exceeds_queue_max_sdu(sch, skb)) {
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *taprio_dequeue_from_txq(struct Qdisc *sch, int txq,
 	int len;
 	u8 tc;
 
-	if (unlikely(!child))
+	if (unlikely(child == &noop_qdisc))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (TXTIME_ASSIST_IS_ENABLED(q->flags))
@@ -2184,6 +2184,9 @@ static int taprio_graft(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned long cl,
 	if (!dev_queue)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!new)
+		new = &noop_qdisc;
+
 	if (dev->flags & IFF_UP)
 		dev_deactivate(dev, false);
 
@@ -2197,14 +2200,14 @@ static int taprio_graft(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned long cl,
 	*old = q->qdiscs[cl - 1];
 	if (FULL_OFFLOAD_IS_ENABLED(q->flags)) {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(dev_graft_qdisc(dev_queue, new) != *old);
-		if (new)
+		if (new != &noop_qdisc)
 			qdisc_refcount_inc(new);
-		if (*old)
+		if (*old && *old != &noop_qdisc)
 			qdisc_put(*old);
 	}
 
 	q->qdiscs[cl - 1] = new;
-	if (new)
+	if (new != &noop_qdisc)
 		new->flags |= TCQ_F_ONETXQUEUE | TCQ_F_NOPARENT;
 
 	if (dev->flags & IFF_UP)