diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
index e9f1217a8afdaf2559ce3fd7d134489994faf440..d9d929042a8999edab9598df495ddf40e434a238 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ int ip_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct rtable *rt;	/* Route we use */
 	struct ip_options *opt	= &(IPCB(skb)->opt);
 
+	/* that should never happen */
+	if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_HOST)
+		goto drop;
+
 	if (skb_warn_if_lro(skb))
 		goto drop;
 
@@ -68,9 +72,6 @@ int ip_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (IPCB(skb)->opt.router_alert && ip_call_ra_chain(skb))
 		return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 
-	if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_HOST)
-		goto drop;
-
 	skb_forward_csum(skb);
 
 	/*