diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 510e90a6bb2618186044afab466036927b3ce6c0..2c9e45f50edb299714f2c2fead0e78b4092b5904 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,6 @@ static void tun_net_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		/* Zero header length */
 		dev->type = ARPHRD_NONE;
 		dev->flags = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_NOARP | IFF_MULTICAST;
-		dev->tx_queue_len = TUN_READQ_SIZE;  /* We prefer our own queue length */
 		break;
 
 	case IFF_TAP:
@@ -1027,7 +1026,6 @@ static void tun_net_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
 
-		dev->tx_queue_len = TUN_READQ_SIZE;  /* We prefer our own queue length */
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -1481,6 +1479,8 @@ static void tun_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &tun_ethtool_ops;
 	dev->destructor = tun_free_netdev;
+	/* We prefer our own queue length */
+	dev->tx_queue_len = TUN_READQ_SIZE;
 }
 
 /* Trivial set of netlink ops to allow deleting tun or tap