diff --git a/net/sched/sch_atm.c b/net/sched/sch_atm.c
index a77a4fb..8522a47 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_atm.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_atm.c
@@ -423,8 +423,6 @@
 		}
 		return ret;
 	}
-	qdisc_bstats_update(sch, skb);
-	bstats_update(&flow->bstats, skb);
 	/*
 	 * Okay, this may seem weird. We pretend we've dropped the packet if
 	 * it goes via ATM. The reason for this is that the outer qdisc
@@ -472,6 +470,8 @@
 			if (unlikely(!skb))
 				break;
 
+			qdisc_bstats_update(sch, skb);
+			bstats_update(&flow->bstats, skb);
 			pr_debug("atm_tc_dequeue: sending on class %p\n", flow);
 			/* remove any LL header somebody else has attached */
 			skb_pull(skb, skb_network_offset(skb));