diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 770b8fe085c3..dcec7311e601 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -2555,6 +2555,12 @@ static int tun_xdp_one(struct tun_struct *tun,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(!(READ_ONCE(tun->dev->flags) & IFF_UP))) {
+		put_page(virt_to_head_page(xdp->data));
+		dev_core_stats_rx_dropped_inc(tun->dev);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	xdp_prog = rcu_dereference(tun->xdp_prog);
 	if (xdp_prog) {
 		if (gso->gso_type) {