diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index b67fee56ec81..5fa7047ea361 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1682,6 +1682,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *tun_build_skb(struct tun_struct *tun,
 
 	skb_reserve(skb, pad - delta);
 	skb_put(skb, len);
+	skb_set_owner_w(skb, tfile->socket.sk);
 	get_page(alloc_frag->page);
 	alloc_frag->offset += buflen;