diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 48be3d5..5078e0c 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@
 	.dump		=	pfifo_fast_dump,
 	.owner		=	THIS_MODULE,
 };
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(pfifo_fast_ops);
 
 static struct lock_class_key qdisc_tx_busylock;
 
@@ -583,6 +582,9 @@
 {
 	struct Qdisc *sch;
 
+	if (!try_module_get(ops->owner))
+		goto errout;
+
 	sch = qdisc_alloc(dev_queue, ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(sch))
 		goto errout;
@@ -686,7 +688,7 @@
 
 	if (dev->tx_queue_len) {
 		qdisc = qdisc_create_dflt(dev_queue,
-					  &pfifo_fast_ops, TC_H_ROOT);
+					  default_qdisc_ops, TC_H_ROOT);
 		if (!qdisc) {
 			netdev_info(dev, "activation failed\n");
 			return;
@@ -739,9 +741,8 @@
 	int need_watchdog;
 
 	/* No queueing discipline is attached to device;
-	   create default one i.e. pfifo_fast for devices,
-	   which need queueing and noqueue_qdisc for
-	   virtual interfaces
+	 * create default one for devices, which need queueing
+	 * and noqueue_qdisc for virtual interfaces
 	 */
 
 	if (dev->qdisc == &noop_qdisc)