diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index bf5b338f1343..0101521f366b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -1268,9 +1268,9 @@ static int ipgre_init_net(struct net *net)
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_alloc_dev;
 	}
+	dev_net_set(ign->fb_tunnel_dev, net);
 
 	ipgre_fb_tunnel_init(ign->fb_tunnel_dev);
-	dev_net_set(ign->fb_tunnel_dev, net);
 	ign->fb_tunnel_dev->rtnl_link_ops = &ipgre_link_ops;
 
 	if ((err = register_netdev(ign->fb_tunnel_dev)))
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipip.c b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
index 9eb437cb821a..5079dfbc6f38 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipip.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
@@ -793,9 +793,9 @@ static int ipip_init_net(struct net *net)
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_alloc_dev;
 	}
+	dev_net_set(ipn->fb_tunnel_dev, net);
 
 	ipip_fb_tunnel_init(ipn->fb_tunnel_dev);
-	dev_net_set(ipn->fb_tunnel_dev, net);
 
 	if ((err = register_netdev(ipn->fb_tunnel_dev)))
 		goto err_reg_dev;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 358f001d848d..ef249ab5c93c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1428,9 +1428,9 @@ static int ip6_tnl_init_net(struct net *net)
 
 	if (!ip6n->fb_tnl_dev)
 		goto err_alloc_dev;
+	dev_net_set(ip6n->fb_tnl_dev, net);
 
 	ip6_fb_tnl_dev_init(ip6n->fb_tnl_dev);
-	dev_net_set(ip6n->fb_tnl_dev, net);
 
 	err = register_netdev(ip6n->fb_tnl_dev);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 1ebf99a6776e..d3467e563f02 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -1025,9 +1025,9 @@ static int sit_init_net(struct net *net)
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_alloc_dev;
 	}
+	dev_net_set(sitn->fb_tunnel_dev, net);
 
 	ipip6_fb_tunnel_init(sitn->fb_tunnel_dev);
-	dev_net_set(sitn->fb_tunnel_dev, net);
 
 	if ((err = register_netdev(sitn->fb_tunnel_dev)))
 		goto err_reg_dev;