diff --git a/drivers/net/rionet.c b/drivers/net/rionet.c
index a31f4610b4936b..2c2604e3f63318 100644
--- a/drivers/net/rionet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/rionet.c
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ static int rionet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 			 * it just report sending a packet to the target
 			 * (without actual packet transfer).
 			 */
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 			ndev->stats.tx_packets++;
 			ndev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		}
 	}