diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 3f89dea..8e9dc55 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@
 	struct vhost_virtqueue *vq = ubufs->vq;
 	int cnt = atomic_read(&ubufs->kref.refcount);
 
+	/* set len to mark this desc buffers done DMA */
+	vq->heads[ubuf->desc].len = success ?
+		VHOST_DMA_DONE_LEN : VHOST_DMA_FAILED_LEN;
+	vhost_net_ubuf_put(ubufs);
+
 	/*
 	 * Trigger polling thread if guest stopped submitting new buffers:
 	 * in this case, the refcount after decrement will eventually reach 1
@@ -318,10 +323,6 @@
 	 */
 	if (cnt <= 2 || !(cnt % 16))
 		vhost_poll_queue(&vq->poll);
-	/* set len to mark this desc buffers done DMA */
-	vq->heads[ubuf->desc].len = success ?
-		VHOST_DMA_DONE_LEN : VHOST_DMA_FAILED_LEN;
-	vhost_net_ubuf_put(ubufs);
 }
 
 /* Expects to be always run from workqueue - which acts as