1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index e794ef66a401..2066d1c25a11 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@ static int ipip6_tunnel_create(struct net_device *dev)
         if ((__force u16)t->parms.i_flags & SIT_ISATAP)
                 dev->priv_flags |= IFF_ISATAP;
 
+        dev->rtnl_link_ops = &sit_link_ops;
+
         err = register_netdevice(dev);
         if (err < 0)
                 goto out;
 
         ipip6_tunnel_clone_6rd(dev, sitn);
 
-        dev->rtnl_link_ops = &sit_link_ops;
-
         dev_hold(dev);
 
         ipip6_tunnel_link(sitn, t);