diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvtap.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvtap.c
index 5dea2063dbc8..0bcc07f346c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvtap.c
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ static int ipvtap_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = tap_create_cdev(&ipvtap_cdev, &ipvtap_major, "ipvtap");
-
+	err = tap_create_cdev(&ipvtap_cdev, &ipvtap_major, "ipvtap",
+			      THIS_MODULE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index c2d0ea2fb019..cba5cb3b849a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ static int macvtap_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = tap_create_cdev(&macvtap_cdev, &macvtap_major, "macvtap");
-
+	err = tap_create_cdev(&macvtap_cdev, &macvtap_major, "macvtap",
+			      THIS_MODULE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap.c b/drivers/net/tap.c
index 98ee6cc2875d..1b10fcc6a58d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap.c
@@ -1249,8 +1249,8 @@ static int tap_list_add(dev_t major, const char *device_name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int tap_create_cdev(struct cdev *tap_cdev,
-		    dev_t *tap_major, const char *device_name)
+int tap_create_cdev(struct cdev *tap_cdev, dev_t *tap_major,
+		    const char *device_name, struct module *module)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -1259,6 +1259,7 @@ int tap_create_cdev(struct cdev *tap_cdev,
 		goto out1;
 
 	cdev_init(tap_cdev, &tap_fops);
+	tap_cdev->owner = module;
 	err = cdev_add(tap_cdev, *tap_major, TAP_NUM_DEVS);
 	if (err)
 		goto out2;
diff --git a/include/linux/if_tap.h b/include/linux/if_tap.h
index 4837157da0dc..9ae41cdd0d4c 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_tap.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_tap.h
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ void tap_del_queues(struct tap_dev *tap);
 int tap_get_minor(dev_t major, struct tap_dev *tap);
 void tap_free_minor(dev_t major, struct tap_dev *tap);
 int tap_queue_resize(struct tap_dev *tap);
-int tap_create_cdev(struct cdev *tap_cdev,
-		    dev_t *tap_major, const char *device_name);
+int tap_create_cdev(struct cdev *tap_cdev, dev_t *tap_major,
+		    const char *device_name, struct module *module);
 void tap_destroy_cdev(dev_t major, struct cdev *tap_cdev);
 
 #endif /*_LINUX_IF_TAP_H_*/