diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index 4fd754e74eb2..3db9131e9229 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -1058,7 +1058,15 @@ ppp_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats64)
 	return stats64;
 }
 
+static struct lock_class_key ppp_tx_busylock;
+static int ppp_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	dev->qdisc_tx_busylock = &ppp_tx_busylock;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct net_device_ops ppp_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_init	 = ppp_dev_init,
 	.ndo_start_xmit  = ppp_start_xmit,
 	.ndo_do_ioctl    = ppp_net_ioctl,
 	.ndo_get_stats64 = ppp_get_stats64,