diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c
index dcab638c57fe82..24c90d8f5a442e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c
@@ -871,13 +871,13 @@ static void rswitch_tx_free(struct net_device *ndev)
 		dma_rmb();
 		skb = gq->skbs[gq->dirty];
 		if (skb) {
+			rdev->ndev->stats.tx_packets++;
+			rdev->ndev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 			dma_unmap_single(ndev->dev.parent,
 					 gq->unmap_addrs[gq->dirty],
 					 skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(gq->skbs[gq->dirty]);
 			gq->skbs[gq->dirty] = NULL;
-			rdev->ndev->stats.tx_packets++;
-			rdev->ndev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 		}
 		desc->desc.die_dt = DT_EEMPTY;
 	}