diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index 2b9815ec4a62..b825c6a9b6dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -1610,6 +1610,8 @@ ppp_send_frame(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	int len;
 	unsigned char *cp;
 
+	skb->dev = ppp->dev;
+
 	if (proto < 0x8000) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPP_FILTER
 		/* check if we should pass this packet */