diff --git a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
index 47ccf159372c..dd746e38db5d 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
@@ -402,9 +402,9 @@ int ieee80211_rx(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
 #endif
 
 	if (ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_MONITOR) {
-		ieee80211_monitor_rx(ieee, skb, rx_stats);
 		stats->rx_packets++;
 		stats->rx_bytes += skb->len;
+		ieee80211_monitor_rx(ieee, skb, rx_stats);
 		return 1;
 	}