diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
index 8bfb40153fe74f2a7e0f09328c504ed63727575b..8edfea5da5729b7e02dacfe820f9c0eb97d4c5ee 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
@@ -530,7 +530,27 @@ static struct header_ops lowpan_header_ops = {
 	.create	= lowpan_header_create,
 };
 
+static struct lock_class_key lowpan_tx_busylock;
+static struct lock_class_key lowpan_netdev_xmit_lock_key;
+
+static void lowpan_set_lockdep_class_one(struct net_device *dev,
+					 struct netdev_queue *txq,
+					 void *_unused)
+{
+	lockdep_set_class(&txq->_xmit_lock,
+			  &lowpan_netdev_xmit_lock_key);
+}
+
+
+static int lowpan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(dev, lowpan_set_lockdep_class_one, NULL);
+	dev->qdisc_tx_busylock = &lowpan_tx_busylock;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct net_device_ops lowpan_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_init		= lowpan_dev_init,
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= lowpan_xmit,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= lowpan_set_address,
 };