diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index c452d6d831dd..d7c55e0fa8f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1014,18 +1014,8 @@ 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;
 }
 
@@ -3634,6 +3624,7 @@ static int tun_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
 	struct tun_struct *tun = netdev_priv(dev);
+	int i;
 
 	if (dev->rtnl_link_ops != &tun_link_ops)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -3643,6 +3634,14 @@ static int tun_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 		if (tun_queue_resize(tun))
 			return NOTIFY_BAD;
 		break;
+	case NETDEV_UP:
+		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);
+		}
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}