diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 88324945ef..26c6e9b2e1 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -10339,6 +10339,15 @@ qemuDomainSetInterfaceParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
             goto endjob;
         }
 
+        /* If the old bandwidth was cleared out, restore qdisc. */
+        if (virDomainNetTypeSharesHostView(net)) {
+            if (!newBandwidth->out || newBandwidth->out->average == 0)
+                qemuDomainInterfaceSetDefaultQDisc(driver, net);
+        } else {
+            if (!newBandwidth->in || newBandwidth->in->average == 0)
+                qemuDomainInterfaceSetDefaultQDisc(driver, net);
+        }
+
         virNetDevBandwidthFree(net->bandwidth);
         if (newBandwidth->in || newBandwidth->out) {
             net->bandwidth = newBandwidth;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index e5848d7de4..ec5c522000 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -3881,6 +3881,15 @@ qemuDomainChangeNet(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
              */
             virNetDevBandwidthClear(newdev->ifname);
         }
+
+        /* If the old bandwidth was cleared out, restore qdisc. */
+        if (virDomainNetTypeSharesHostView(newdev)) {
+            if (!newb->out || newb->out->average == 0)
+                qemuDomainInterfaceSetDefaultQDisc(driver, newdev);
+        } else {
+            if (!newb->in || newb->in->average == 0)
+                qemuDomainInterfaceSetDefaultQDisc(driver, newdev);
+        }
         needReplaceDevDef = true;
     }