diff --git a/net/sched/act_mirred.c b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
index 2e9a7b91aa10cc0f5bbcb67d4a9b630d1f3f0cc0..a16b0175f890686025c5b6684ef13cc878acd6f3 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mirred.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ static int tcf_mirred(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a,
 
 	spin_lock(&m->tcf_lock);
 	m->tcf_tm.lastuse = jiffies;
+	m->tcf_bstats.bytes += qdisc_pkt_len(skb);
+	m->tcf_bstats.packets++;
 
 	dev = m->tcfm_dev;
 	if (!(dev->flags & IFF_UP)) {
@@ -174,8 +176,6 @@ static int tcf_mirred(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a,
 	if (skb2 == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
-	m->tcf_bstats.bytes += qdisc_pkt_len(skb2);
-	m->tcf_bstats.packets++;
 	if (!(at & AT_EGRESS)) {
 		if (m->tcfm_ok_push)
 			skb_push(skb2, skb2->dev->hard_header_len);
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ static int tcf_mirred(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a,
 out:
 	if (err) {
 		m->tcf_qstats.overlimits++;
-		m->tcf_bstats.bytes += qdisc_pkt_len(skb);
-		m->tcf_bstats.packets++;
 		/* should we be asking for packet to be dropped?
 		 * may make sense for redirect case only
 		 */