diff --git a/drivers/net/hp100.c b/drivers/net/hp100.c
index 8e10d2f6a5adc8340d239c729e835fb0122b3acd..c3ecb118c1df39f925e40f023f6e2f8a63ec763f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hp100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hp100.c
@@ -1580,12 +1580,12 @@ static netdev_tx_t hp100_start_xmit_bm(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	hp100_outl(ringptr->pdl_paddr, TX_PDA_L);	/* Low Prio. Queue */
 
 	lp->txrcommit++;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
 
-	/* Update statistics */
 	dev->stats.tx_packets++;
 	dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
+
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 drop: