diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index b1cbfbcff789..bfa9bb48e42d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -2159,6 +2159,8 @@ static int tun_chr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file * file)
 	set_bit(SOCK_EXTERNALLY_ALLOCATED, &tfile->socket.flags);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tfile->next);
 
+	sock_set_flag(&tfile->sk, SOCK_ZEROCOPY);
+
 	return 0;
 }