1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c b/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c
index bdd1ed8e406e..5b5b6e6f79e8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c
@@ -828,16 +828,16 @@ static int mceusb_tx_ir(struct rc_dev *dev, unsigned *txbuf, unsigned count)
                          (txbuf[i] -= MCE_MAX_PULSE_LENGTH));
         }
 
-        /* Fix packet length in last header */
-        length = cmdcount % MCE_CODE_LENGTH;
-        cmdbuf[cmdcount - length] -= MCE_CODE_LENGTH - length;
-
         /* Check if we have room for the empty packet at the end */
         if (cmdcount >= MCE_CMDBUF_SIZE) {
                 ret = -EINVAL;
                 goto out;
         }
 
+        /* Fix packet length in last header */
+        length = cmdcount % MCE_CODE_LENGTH;
+        cmdbuf[cmdcount - length] -= MCE_CODE_LENGTH - length;
+
         /* All mce commands end with an empty packet (0x80) */
         cmdbuf[cmdcount++] = MCE_IRDATA_TRAILER;