diff --git a/src/plugins/input/dpdk/src/dpdkDevice.cpp b/src/plugins/input/dpdk/src/dpdkDevice.cpp
index 806ff992..4430b53e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/input/dpdk/src/dpdkDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/input/dpdk/src/dpdkDevice.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ DpdkDevice::DpdkDevice(
 	uint64_t rssOffload)
 	: m_portID(portID)
 	, m_rxQueueCount(rxQueueCount)
-	, m_txQueueCount(0)
+	, m_txQueueCount(1)
 	, m_mBufsCount(mbufsCount)
 	, m_isNfbDpdkDriver(false)
 	, m_supportedRSS(false)