diff --git a/sbin/pfctl/pfctl_altq.c b/sbin/pfctl/pfctl_altq.c
index 6541c031c75e..304bf69d7c7a 100644
--- a/sbin/pfctl/pfctl_altq.c
+++ b/sbin/pfctl/pfctl_altq.c
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ eval_pfqueue_fairq(struct pfctl *pf __unused, struct pf_altq *pa,
 
 	opts = &pa->pq_u.fairq_opts;
 
-	if (pa->parent == NULL) {
+	if (parent == NULL) {
 		/* root queue */
 		opts->lssc_m1 = pa->ifbandwidth;
 		opts->lssc_m2 = pa->ifbandwidth;