diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index ec98d43..c4e6c02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -288,6 +288,13 @@
 	unsigned long bytes;
 	int gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_NONE;
 
+	if (skb_is_gso(skb)) {
+		if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV4)
+			gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV4;
+		else if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV6)
+			gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV6;
+	}
+
 	/* Data must not cross a page boundary. */
 	BUG_ON(size + offset > PAGE_SIZE<<compound_order(page));
 
@@ -347,13 +354,6 @@
 		}
 
 		/* Leave a gap for the GSO descriptor. */
-		if (skb_is_gso(skb)) {
-			if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV4)
-				gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV4;
-			else if (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV6)
-				gso_type = XEN_NETIF_GSO_TYPE_TCPV6;
-		}
-
 		if (*head && ((1 << gso_type) & queue->vif->gso_mask))
 			queue->rx.req_cons++;