1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index a1bca70e20aa..2cfa76f5d99e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -600,6 +600,9 @@ void ipoib_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
                 netif_stop_queue(dev);
         }
 
+        skb_orphan(skb);
+        skb_dst_drop(skb);
+
         rc = post_send(priv, priv->tx_head & (ipoib_sendq_size - 1),
                        address->ah, qpn, tx_req, phead, hlen);
         if (unlikely(rc)) {
@@ -615,9 +618,6 @@ void ipoib_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
                 address->last_send = priv->tx_head;
                 ++priv->tx_head;
-
-                skb_orphan(skb);
-                skb_dst_drop(skb);
         }
 
         if (unlikely(priv->tx_outstanding > MAX_SEND_CQE))