diff --git a/net/tstun/wrap.go b/net/tstun/wrap.go
index 658c85eff..80b129279 100644
--- a/net/tstun/wrap.go
+++ b/net/tstun/wrap.go
@@ -202,10 +202,9 @@ func wrap(logf logger.Logf, tdev tun.Device, isTAP bool) *Wrapper {
 		// a goroutine should not block when setting it, even with no listeners.
 		bufferConsumed: make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		closed:         make(chan struct{}),
-		// outbound can be unbuffered; the buffer is an optimization.
-		outbound:     make(chan tunReadResult, 1),
-		eventsUpDown: make(chan tun.Event),
-		eventsOther:  make(chan tun.Event),
+		outbound:       make(chan tunReadResult),
+		eventsUpDown:   make(chan tun.Event),
+		eventsOther:    make(chan tun.Event),
 		// TODO(dmytro): (highly rate-limited) hexdumps should happen on unknown packets.
 		filterFlags: filter.LogAccepts | filter.LogDrops,
 	}