diff --git a/drivers/net/nlmon.c b/drivers/net/nlmon.c
index 34924dfadd00..7b7c70e2341e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nlmon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nlmon.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops nlmon_ops = {
 static void nlmon_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->type = ARPHRD_NETLINK;
-	dev->tx_queue_len = 0;
+	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 
 	dev->netdev_ops	= &nlmon_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &nlmon_ethtool_ops;