diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan.c b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
index 6bd5b874ead7..d62eebaa9720 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
@@ -2106,9 +2106,17 @@ static netdev_tx_t vxlan_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	info = skb_tunnel_info(skb);
 
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
-	eth = eth_hdr(skb);
 
-	if ((vxlan->flags & VXLAN_F_PROXY)) {
+	if (vxlan->flags & VXLAN_F_COLLECT_METADATA) {
+		if (info && info->mode & IP_TUNNEL_INFO_TX)
+			vxlan_xmit_one(skb, dev, NULL, false);
+		else
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	}
+
+	if (vxlan->flags & VXLAN_F_PROXY) {
+		eth = eth_hdr(skb);
 		if (ntohs(eth->h_proto) == ETH_P_ARP)
 			return arp_reduce(dev, skb);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
@@ -2123,18 +2131,10 @@ static netdev_tx_t vxlan_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 				    msg->icmph.icmp6_type == NDISC_NEIGHBOUR_SOLICITATION)
 					return neigh_reduce(dev, skb);
 		}
-		eth = eth_hdr(skb);
 #endif
 	}
 
-	if (vxlan->flags & VXLAN_F_COLLECT_METADATA) {
-		if (info && info->mode & IP_TUNNEL_INFO_TX)
-			vxlan_xmit_one(skb, dev, NULL, false);
-		else
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
-	}
-
+	eth = eth_hdr(skb);
 	f = vxlan_find_mac(vxlan, eth->h_dest);
 	did_rsc = false;