1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 358f001d848d..ef249ab5c93c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1428,9 +1428,9 @@ static int ip6_tnl_init_net(struct net *net)
 
         if (!ip6n->fb_tnl_dev)
                 goto err_alloc_dev;
+        dev_net_set(ip6n->fb_tnl_dev, net);
 
         ip6_fb_tnl_dev_init(ip6n->fb_tnl_dev);
-        dev_net_set(ip6n->fb_tnl_dev, net);
 
         err = register_netdev(ip6n->fb_tnl_dev);
         if (err < 0)