diff --git a/net/sched/sch_red.c b/net/sched/sch_red.c
index 432b8a3000a5..4d0e44a2e7c6 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_red.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_red.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *red_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	struct red_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 	struct Qdisc *child = q->qdisc;
 
-	skb = child->dequeue(child);
+	skb = qdisc_dequeue_peeked(child);
 	if (skb) {
 		qdisc_bstats_update(sch, skb);
 		qdisc_qstats_backlog_dec(sch, skb);