diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index fb687dac0820..c2b85e727c1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *tun_ring_recv(struct tun_file *tfile, int noblock,
 		schedule();
 	}
 
-	set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 	remove_wait_queue(&tfile->wq.wait, &wait);
 
 out: