1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index d91856b19f6f..d8b1ba15aa6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -668,16 +668,23 @@ static int tun_chr_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
                 break;
 
         case TUNSETLINK:
+        {
+                int ret;
+
                 /* Only allow setting the type when the interface is down */
+                rtnl_lock();
                 if (tun->dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
                         DBG(KERN_INFO "%s: Linktype set failed because interface is up\n",
                                 tun->dev->name);
-                        return -EBUSY;
+                        ret = -EBUSY;
                 } else {
                         tun->dev->type = (int) arg;
                         DBG(KERN_INFO "%s: linktype set to %d\n", tun->dev->name, tun->dev->type);
+                        ret = 0;
                 }
-                break;
+                rtnl_unlock();
+                return ret;
+        }
 
 #ifdef TUN_DEBUG
         case TUNSETDEBUG: