diff --git a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
index a7a6e25548d4..7748ab4c8240 100755
--- a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
@@ -6123,7 +6123,9 @@ void PortsOrch::generateQueueMapPerPort(const Port& port, FlexCounterQueueStates
         uint8_t queueRealIndex = 0;
         if (getQueueTypeAndIndex(queue_ids[queueIndex], queueType, queueRealIndex))
         {
-            if (!queuesState.isQueueCounterEnabled(queueRealIndex))
+	    /* voq counters are always enabled. There is no mechanism to disable voq
+	     * counters in a voq system. */
+            if (!voq && !queuesState.isQueueCounterEnabled(queueRealIndex))
             {
                 continue;
             }