diff --git a/lcpng_interface.c b/lcpng_interface.c
index 1200aa7..ef3b8fc 100644
--- a/lcpng_interface.c
+++ b/lcpng_interface.c
@@ -955,9 +955,9 @@ lcp_itf_pair_create (u32 phy_sw_if_index, u8 *host_if_name,
   else
     {
       tap_create_if_args_t args = {
-	.num_rx_queues = 1,
+	.num_rx_queues = clib_max (1, vlib_num_workers ()),
 	.num_tx_queues = 1,
-	.id = hw->hw_if_index,
+	.id = ~0,
 	.sw_if_index = ~0,
 	.rx_ring_sz = 256,
 	.tx_ring_sz = 256,