diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/tunnel.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/tunnel.c
index d015e54abde4..ffd2d04b3bfa 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/tunnel.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/tunnel.c
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ struct tb_tunnel *tb_tunnel_discover_pci(struct tb *tb, struct tb_port *down,
 		goto err_deactivate;
 	}
 
+	tb_tunnel_set_active(tunnel, true);
 	tb_tunnel_dbg(tunnel, "discovered\n");
 	return tunnel;
 
@@ -1674,6 +1675,7 @@ struct tb_tunnel *tb_tunnel_discover_dp(struct tb *tb, struct tb_port *in,
 
 	tb_dp_dump(tunnel);
 
+	tb_tunnel_set_active(tunnel, true);
 	tb_tunnel_dbg(tunnel, "discovered\n");
 	return tunnel;
 
@@ -2306,6 +2308,7 @@ struct tb_tunnel *tb_tunnel_discover_usb3(struct tb *tb, struct tb_port *down,
 			tb_usb3_reclaim_available_bandwidth;
 	}
 
+	tb_tunnel_set_active(tunnel, true);
 	tb_tunnel_dbg(tunnel, "discovered\n");
 	return tunnel;