diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 8383b2b..9433047 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -2881,12 +2881,13 @@
 	int pos;
 	int dummy;
 
+	__skb_push(head_skb, doffset);
 	proto = skb_network_protocol(head_skb, &dummy);
 	if (unlikely(!proto))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	csum = !!can_checksum_protocol(features, proto);
-	__skb_push(head_skb, doffset);
+
 	headroom = skb_headroom(head_skb);
 	pos = skb_headlen(head_skb);