diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index f58b7d850114..34cc3c590aa5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -822,7 +822,18 @@ static void tun_net_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 /* Net device open. */
 static int tun_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	struct tun_struct *tun = netdev_priv(dev);
+	int i;
+
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(dev);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < tun->numqueues; i++) {
+		struct tun_file *tfile;
+
+		tfile = rtnl_dereference(tun->tfiles[i]);
+		tfile->socket.sk->sk_write_space(tfile->socket.sk);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1103,9 +1114,10 @@ static unsigned int tun_chr_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 	if (!skb_array_empty(&tfile->tx_array))
 		mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
 
-	if (sock_writeable(sk) ||
-	    (!test_and_set_bit(SOCKWQ_ASYNC_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags) &&
-	     sock_writeable(sk)))
+	if (tun->dev->flags & IFF_UP &&
+	    (sock_writeable(sk) ||
+	     (!test_and_set_bit(SOCKWQ_ASYNC_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags) &&
+	      sock_writeable(sk))))
 		mask |= POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM;
 
 	if (tun->dev->reg_state != NETREG_REGISTERED)