diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index cd69aa067543..691ca96f7460 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1917,7 +1917,8 @@ static int tc_dump_tclass_root(struct Qdisc *root, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (tcm->tcm_parent) {
 		q = qdisc_match_from_root(root, TC_H_MAJ(tcm->tcm_parent));
-		if (q && tc_dump_tclass_qdisc(q, skb, tcm, cb, t_p, s_t) < 0)
+		if (q && q != root &&
+		    tc_dump_tclass_qdisc(q, skb, tcm, cb, t_p, s_t) < 0)
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
 	}