diff --git a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
index 87d8070fffbe..c0b846918400 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
@@ -1871,6 +1871,9 @@ static int taprio_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 
 	q->flags = err;
 
+	/* Needed for length_to_duration() during netlink attribute parsing */
+	taprio_set_picos_per_byte(dev, q);
+
 	err = taprio_parse_mqprio_opt(dev, mqprio, extack, q->flags);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
@@ -1930,7 +1933,6 @@ static int taprio_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto free_sched;
 
-	taprio_set_picos_per_byte(dev, q);
 	taprio_update_queue_max_sdu(q, new_admin, stab);
 
 	if (FULL_OFFLOAD_IS_ENABLED(q->flags))
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/taprio.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/taprio.json
index 0599635c4bc6..3644434cf681 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/taprio.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/taprio.json
@@ -132,6 +132,28 @@
             "echo \"1\" > /sys/bus/netdevsim/del_device"
         ]
     },
+    {
+        "id": "6f62",
+        "name": "Add taprio Qdisc with too short interval",
+        "category": [
+            "qdisc",
+            "taprio"
+        ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
+        "setup": [
+            "echo \"1 1 8\" > /sys/bus/netdevsim/new_device"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $ETH root handle 1: taprio num_tc 2 queues 1@0 1@1 sched-entry S 01 300 sched-entry S 02 1700 clockid CLOCK_TAI",
+        "expExitCode": "2",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC qdisc show dev $ETH",
+        "matchPattern": "qdisc taprio 1: root refcnt",
+        "matchCount": "0",
+        "teardown": [
+            "echo \"1\" > /sys/bus/netdevsim/del_device"
+        ]
+    },
     {
         "id": "3e1e",
         "name": "Add taprio Qdisc with an invalid cycle-time",