diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index d4bd76297a2a..89ab9efe522c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -3743,7 +3743,7 @@ static int __init tun_init(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void tun_cleanup(void)
+static void __exit tun_cleanup(void)
 {
 	misc_deregister(&tun_miscdev);
 	rtnl_link_unregister(&tun_link_ops);