diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index e3beb28203eb..008bb34ee324 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ static void prb_clear_rxhash(struct tpacket_kbdq_core *,
 static void prb_fill_vlan_info(struct tpacket_kbdq_core *,
 		struct tpacket3_hdr *);
 static void packet_flush_mclist(struct sock *sk);
+static void packet_pick_tx_queue(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 struct packet_skb_cb {
 	union {
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ static int packet_direct_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (skb != orig_skb)
 		goto drop;
 
+	packet_pick_tx_queue(dev, skb);
 	txq = skb_get_tx_queue(dev, skb);
 
 	local_bh_disable();
@@ -2747,8 +2749,6 @@ tpacket_error:
 			goto tpacket_error;
 		}
 
-		packet_pick_tx_queue(dev, skb);
-
 		skb->destructor = tpacket_destruct_skb;
 		__packet_set_status(po, ph, TP_STATUS_SENDING);
 		packet_inc_pending(&po->tx_ring);
@@ -2931,8 +2931,6 @@ static int packet_snd(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	skb->priority = sk->sk_priority;
 	skb->mark = sockc.mark;
 
-	packet_pick_tx_queue(dev, skb);
-
 	if (po->has_vnet_hdr) {
 		err = virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(skb, &vnet_hdr, vio_le());
 		if (err)