diff --git a/internal/tun/create.go b/internal/tun/create.go
index 419e6f0b..3143449d 100644
--- a/internal/tun/create.go
+++ b/internal/tun/create.go
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ type Creator interface {
 }
 
 var (
-	ErrMknod = errors.New("cannot create TUN device file node")
+	ErrMknod       = errors.New("cannot create TUN device file node")
+	ErrUnixOpen    = errors.New("cannot Unix Open TUN device file")
+	ErrSetNonBlock = errors.New("cannot set non block to TUN device file descriptor")
 )
 
 // Create creates a TUN device at the path specified.
@@ -34,5 +36,16 @@ func (t *Tun) Create(path string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrMknod, err)
 	}
 
+	fd, err := unix.Open(path, 0, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrUnixOpen, err)
+	}
+
+	const nonBlocking = true
+	err = unix.SetNonblock(fd, nonBlocking)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrSetNonBlock, err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }