diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
index d6e35421d8f7..3a74e4645ce6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
@@ -1286,8 +1286,8 @@ static int gve_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	gve_write_version(&reg_bar->driver_version);
 	/* Get max queues to alloc etherdev */
-	max_rx_queues = ioread32be(&reg_bar->max_tx_queues);
-	max_tx_queues = ioread32be(&reg_bar->max_rx_queues);
+	max_tx_queues = ioread32be(&reg_bar->max_tx_queues);
+	max_rx_queues = ioread32be(&reg_bar->max_rx_queues);
 	/* Alloc and setup the netdev and priv */
 	dev = alloc_etherdev_mqs(sizeof(*priv), max_tx_queues, max_rx_queues);
 	if (!dev) {