diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index b3b8513e9cb7..1c6fddb80b37 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -669,6 +669,42 @@ tx_error:
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void ipip6_tunnel_bind_dev(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct net_device *tdev = NULL;
+	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel;
+	struct iphdr *iph;
+
+	tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
+	iph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
+
+	if (iph->daddr) {
+		struct flowi fl = { .nl_u = { .ip4_u =
+					      { .daddr = iph->daddr,
+						.saddr = iph->saddr,
+						.tos = RT_TOS(iph->tos) } },
+				    .oif = tunnel->parms.link,
+				    .proto = IPPROTO_IPV6 };
+		struct rtable *rt;
+		if (!ip_route_output_key(&rt, &fl)) {
+			tdev = rt->u.dst.dev;
+			ip_rt_put(rt);
+		}
+		dev->flags |= IFF_POINTOPOINT;
+	}
+
+	if (!tdev && tunnel->parms.link)
+		tdev = __dev_get_by_index(&init_net, tunnel->parms.link);
+
+	if (tdev) {
+		dev->hard_header_len = tdev->hard_header_len + sizeof(struct iphdr);
+		dev->mtu = tdev->mtu - sizeof(struct iphdr);
+		if (dev->mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU)
+			dev->mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
+	}
+	dev->iflink = tunnel->parms.link;
+}
+
 static int
 ipip6_tunnel_ioctl (struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 {
@@ -740,6 +776,11 @@ ipip6_tunnel_ioctl (struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 			if (cmd == SIOCCHGTUNNEL) {
 				t->parms.iph.ttl = p.iph.ttl;
 				t->parms.iph.tos = p.iph.tos;
+				if (t->parms.link != p.link) {
+					t->parms.link = p.link;
+					ipip6_tunnel_bind_dev(dev);
+					netdev_state_change(dev);
+				}
 			}
 			if (copy_to_user(ifr->ifr_ifru.ifru_data, &t->parms, sizeof(p)))
 				err = -EFAULT;
@@ -808,12 +849,9 @@ static void ipip6_tunnel_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int ipip6_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct net_device *tdev = NULL;
 	struct ip_tunnel *tunnel;
-	struct iphdr *iph;
 
 	tunnel = netdev_priv(dev);
-	iph = &tunnel->parms.iph;
 
 	tunnel->dev = dev;
 	strcpy(tunnel->parms.name, dev->name);
@@ -821,31 +859,7 @@ static int ipip6_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, &tunnel->parms.iph.saddr, 4);
 	memcpy(dev->broadcast, &tunnel->parms.iph.daddr, 4);
 
-	if (iph->daddr) {
-		struct flowi fl = { .nl_u = { .ip4_u =
-					      { .daddr = iph->daddr,
-						.saddr = iph->saddr,
-						.tos = RT_TOS(iph->tos) } },
-				    .oif = tunnel->parms.link,
-				    .proto = IPPROTO_IPV6 };
-		struct rtable *rt;
-		if (!ip_route_output_key(&rt, &fl)) {
-			tdev = rt->u.dst.dev;
-			ip_rt_put(rt);
-		}
-		dev->flags |= IFF_POINTOPOINT;
-	}
-
-	if (!tdev && tunnel->parms.link)
-		tdev = __dev_get_by_index(&init_net, tunnel->parms.link);
-
-	if (tdev) {
-		dev->hard_header_len = tdev->hard_header_len + sizeof(struct iphdr);
-		dev->mtu = tdev->mtu - sizeof(struct iphdr);
-		if (dev->mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU)
-			dev->mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
-	}
-	dev->iflink = tunnel->parms.link;
+	ipip6_tunnel_bind_dev(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }