diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index 819d87c281bf..00c5be8c55b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -6862,12 +6862,6 @@ static int tg3_rx(struct tg3_napi *tnapi, int budget)
 			pci_unmap_single(tp->pdev, dma_addr, skb_size,
 					 PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 
-			skb = build_skb(data, frag_size);
-			if (!skb) {
-				tg3_frag_free(frag_size != 0, data);
-				goto drop_it_no_recycle;
-			}
-			skb_reserve(skb, TG3_RX_OFFSET(tp));
 			/* Ensure that the update to the data happens
 			 * after the usage of the old DMA mapping.
 			 */
@@ -6875,6 +6869,12 @@ static int tg3_rx(struct tg3_napi *tnapi, int budget)
 
 			ri->data = NULL;
 
+			skb = build_skb(data, frag_size);
+			if (!skb) {
+				tg3_frag_free(frag_size != 0, data);
+				goto drop_it_no_recycle;
+			}
+			skb_reserve(skb, TG3_RX_OFFSET(tp));
 		} else {
 			tg3_recycle_rx(tnapi, tpr, opaque_key,
 				       desc_idx, *post_ptr);