diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index af399cac5205402480300ae7b7d6fbb2094095fb..80c36c0867d3a6f88cc5eb7237d886b8c25cc150 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2368,8 +2368,6 @@ static int tpacket_fill_skb(struct packet_sock *po, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	skb_reserve(skb, hlen);
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 
-	if (!packet_use_direct_xmit(po))
-		skb_probe_transport_header(skb, 0);
 	if (unlikely(po->tp_tx_has_off)) {
 		int off_min, off_max, off;
 		off_min = po->tp_hdrlen - sizeof(struct sockaddr_ll);
@@ -2449,6 +2447,9 @@ static int tpacket_fill_skb(struct packet_sock *po, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		len = ((to_write > len_max) ? len_max : to_write);
 	}
 
+	if (!packet_use_direct_xmit(po))
+		skb_probe_transport_header(skb, 0);
+
 	return tp_len;
 }