diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 2dddb1bc82c9..a639de8401f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -749,15 +749,17 @@ static netdev_tx_t tun_net_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			  >= dev->tx_queue_len / tun->numqueues)
 		goto drop;
 
+	if (unlikely(skb_orphan_frags(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)))
+		goto drop;
+
 	if (skb->sk) {
 		sock_tx_timestamp(skb->sk, &skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags);
 		sw_tx_timestamp(skb);
 	}
 
 	/* Orphan the skb - required as we might hang on to it
-	 * for indefinite time. */
-	if (unlikely(skb_orphan_frags(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)))
-		goto drop;
+	 * for indefinite time.
+	 */
 	skb_orphan(skb);
 
 	nf_reset(skb);