diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 30c6879d6774..e5b0986215d2 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2274,6 +2274,13 @@ static int tpacket_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 					TP_STATUS_KERNEL, (macoff+snaplen));
 	if (!h.raw)
 		goto drop_n_account;
+
+	if (do_vnet &&
+	    virtio_net_hdr_from_skb(skb, h.raw + macoff -
+				    sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr),
+				    vio_le(), true, 0))
+		goto drop_n_account;
+
 	if (po->tp_version <= TPACKET_V2) {
 		packet_increment_rx_head(po, &po->rx_ring);
 	/*
@@ -2286,12 +2293,6 @@ static int tpacket_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			status |= TP_STATUS_LOSING;
 	}
 
-	if (do_vnet &&
-	    virtio_net_hdr_from_skb(skb, h.raw + macoff -
-				    sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr),
-				    vio_le(), true, 0))
-		goto drop_n_account;
-
 	po->stats.stats1.tp_packets++;
 	if (copy_skb) {
 		status |= TP_STATUS_COPY;