diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 666c1d98cdaf..69f9a0ec764d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static void tun_net_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		break;
 
 	case TUN_TAP_DEV:
-		dev->netdev_ops = &tun_netdev_ops;
+		dev->netdev_ops = &tap_netdev_ops;
 		/* Ethernet TAP Device */
 		ether_setup(dev);