diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index b8ee50e94af3..2e891d2c30ef 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -375,6 +375,11 @@ static int ip6_forward_proxy_check(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static inline int ip6_forward_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 				     struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
+
+	__IP6_INC_STATS(net, ip6_dst_idev(dst), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTFORWDATAGRAMS);
+	__IP6_ADD_STATS(net, ip6_dst_idev(dst), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTOCTETS, skb->len);
+
 	return dst_output(net, sk, skb);
 }
 
@@ -569,8 +574,6 @@ int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	hdr->hop_limit--;
 
-	__IP6_INC_STATS(net, ip6_dst_idev(dst), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTFORWDATAGRAMS);
-	__IP6_ADD_STATS(net, ip6_dst_idev(dst), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTOCTETS, skb->len);
 	return NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_FORWARD,
 		       net, NULL, skb, skb->dev, dst->dev,
 		       ip6_forward_finish);