diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index b2d34c49cbe6..8769b4b8807d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -1038,6 +1038,8 @@ static void attach_one_default_qdisc(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_NO_QUEUE)
 		ops = &noqueue_qdisc_ops;
+	else if(dev->type == ARPHRD_CAN)
+		ops = &pfifo_fast_ops;
 
 	qdisc = qdisc_create_dflt(dev_queue, ops, TC_H_ROOT, NULL);
 	if (!qdisc) {