diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 926d4db5cb38..3a16d4fdaa05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ static void __tun_detach(struct tun_struct *tun)
 	netif_tx_lock_bh(tun->dev);
 	netif_carrier_off(tun->dev);
 	tun->tfile = NULL;
-	tun->socket.file = NULL;
 	netif_tx_unlock_bh(tun->dev);
 
 	/* Drop read queue */