diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 8cc6bf4..4884802 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1254,6 +1254,13 @@
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
+	err = virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(skb, &gso, tun_is_little_endian(tun));
+	if (err) {
+		this_cpu_inc(tun->pcpu_stats->rx_frame_errors);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	switch (tun->flags & TUN_TYPE_MASK) {
 	case IFF_TUN:
 		if (tun->flags & IFF_NO_PI) {
@@ -1280,13 +1287,6 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
-	err = virtio_net_hdr_to_skb(skb, &gso, tun_is_little_endian(tun));
-	if (err) {
-		this_cpu_inc(tun->pcpu_stats->rx_frame_errors);
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	/* copy skb_ubuf_info for callback when skb has no error */
 	if (zerocopy) {
 		skb_shinfo(skb)->destructor_arg = msg_control;