diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index 80aae3a32c2a3ad90d0ca8c98a37e666de1bd4a6..f09948b009dd00ca79670daf7da5e27028cc047a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -1072,11 +1072,6 @@ static int xenvif_handle_frag_list(struct xenvif_queue *queue, struct sk_buff *s
 		skb_frag_size_set(&frags[i], len);
 	}
 
-	/* Copied all the bits from the frag list -- free it. */
-	skb_frag_list_init(skb);
-	xenvif_skb_zerocopy_prepare(queue, nskb);
-	kfree_skb(nskb);
-
 	/* Release all the original (foreign) frags. */
 	for (f = 0; f < skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags; f++)
 		skb_frag_unref(skb, f);
@@ -1145,6 +1140,8 @@ static int xenvif_tx_submit(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
 		xenvif_fill_frags(queue, skb);
 
 		if (unlikely(skb_has_frag_list(skb))) {
+			struct sk_buff *nskb = skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list;
+			xenvif_skb_zerocopy_prepare(queue, nskb);
 			if (xenvif_handle_frag_list(queue, skb)) {
 				if (net_ratelimit())
 					netdev_err(queue->vif->dev,
@@ -1153,6 +1150,9 @@ static int xenvif_tx_submit(struct xenvif_queue *queue)
 				kfree_skb(skb);
 				continue;
 			}
+			/* Copied all the bits from the frag list -- free it. */
+			skb_frag_list_init(skb);
+			kfree_skb(nskb);
 		}
 
 		skb->dev      = queue->vif->dev;