diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 356d184..4ec79e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1045,6 +1045,36 @@ static int virtnet_receive(struct receive_queue *rq, int budget)
 	return received;
 }
 
+static void free_old_xmit_skbs(struct send_queue *sq)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	unsigned int len;
+	struct virtnet_info *vi = sq->vq->vdev->priv;
+	struct virtnet_stats *stats = this_cpu_ptr(vi->stats);
+	unsigned int packets = 0;
+	unsigned int bytes = 0;
+
+	while ((skb = virtqueue_get_buf(sq->vq, &len)) != NULL) {
+		pr_debug("Sent skb %p\n", skb);
+
+		bytes += skb->len;
+		packets++;
+
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+	}
+
+	/* Avoid overhead when no packets have been processed
+	 * happens when called speculatively from start_xmit.
+	 */
+	if (!packets)
+		return;
+
+	u64_stats_update_begin(&stats->tx_syncp);
+	stats->tx_bytes += bytes;
+	stats->tx_packets += packets;
+	u64_stats_update_end(&stats->tx_syncp);
+}
+
 static int virtnet_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 {
 	struct receive_queue *rq =
@@ -1077,36 +1107,6 @@ static int virtnet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void free_old_xmit_skbs(struct send_queue *sq)
-{
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	unsigned int len;
-	struct virtnet_info *vi = sq->vq->vdev->priv;
-	struct virtnet_stats *stats = this_cpu_ptr(vi->stats);
-	unsigned int packets = 0;
-	unsigned int bytes = 0;
-
-	while ((skb = virtqueue_get_buf(sq->vq, &len)) != NULL) {
-		pr_debug("Sent skb %p\n", skb);
-
-		bytes += skb->len;
-		packets++;
-
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-	}
-
-	/* Avoid overhead when no packets have been processed
-	 * happens when called speculatively from start_xmit.
-	 */
-	if (!packets)
-		return;
-
-	u64_stats_update_begin(&stats->tx_syncp);
-	stats->tx_bytes += bytes;
-	stats->tx_packets += packets;
-	u64_stats_update_end(&stats->tx_syncp);
-}
-
 static int virtnet_poll_tx(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 {
 	struct send_queue *sq = container_of(napi, struct send_queue, napi);