diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 98c108baf35e23f1f2d11b51c38f325b7a3fff78..bcf29201f87b3243e7be7858b4e2e4bba45efecd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -1596,8 +1596,11 @@ static int ipip6_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_SIT_6RD
-	if (ipip6_netlink_6rd_parms(data, &ip6rd))
+	if (ipip6_netlink_6rd_parms(data, &ip6rd)) {
 		err = ipip6_tunnel_update_6rd(nt, &ip6rd);
+		if (err < 0)
+			unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, NULL);
+	}
 #endif
 
 	return err;