diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 6658658246d2..1e6f0da1fa8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -862,8 +862,6 @@ static int tun_attach(struct tun_struct *tun, struct file *file,
 	if (rtnl_dereference(tun->xdp_prog))
 		sock_set_flag(&tfile->sk, SOCK_XDP);
 
-	tun_set_real_num_queues(tun);
-
 	/* device is allowed to go away first, so no need to hold extra
 	 * refcnt.
 	 */
@@ -875,6 +873,7 @@ static int tun_attach(struct tun_struct *tun, struct file *file,
 	rcu_assign_pointer(tfile->tun, tun);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(tun->tfiles[tun->numqueues], tfile);
 	tun->numqueues++;
+	tun_set_real_num_queues(tun);
 out:
 	return err;
 }