diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index c76283c2f84a..dc7d970bd1c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -165,10 +165,9 @@ static void loopback_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->mtu		= 64 * 1024;
 	dev->hard_header_len	= ETH_HLEN;	/* 14	*/
 	dev->addr_len		= ETH_ALEN;	/* 6	*/
-	dev->tx_queue_len	= 0;
 	dev->type		= ARPHRD_LOOPBACK;	/* 0x0001*/
 	dev->flags		= IFF_LOOPBACK;
-	dev->priv_flags		|= IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE;
+	dev->priv_flags		|= IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE | IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);
 	dev->hw_features	= NETIF_F_ALL_TSO | NETIF_F_UFO;
 	dev->features 		= NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_FRAGLIST