diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
index 89e20ab494b8ca5246587596b25d5fb04c8fa37f..b5c4bb54691e7b50945cebfbf17e5bce8bbd7be4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ ipv6_prepare(struct sk_buff **pskb, unsigned int hooknum, unsigned int *dataoff,
 	 */
 	if ((protoff < 0) || (protoff > (*pskb)->len)) {
 		pr_debug("ip6_conntrack_core: can't find proto in pkt\n");
-		NF_CT_STAT_INC_ATOMIC(error);
-		NF_CT_STAT_INC_ATOMIC(invalid);
 		return -NF_ACCEPT;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 3d1411012a2c496d5bdf98649321e63074e63e60..b730413738a60da74f234965764881c59eddf9cf 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -625,6 +625,8 @@ nf_conntrack_in(int pf, unsigned int hooknum, struct sk_buff **pskb)
 
 	if ((ret = l3proto->prepare(pskb, hooknum, &dataoff, &protonum)) <= 0) {
 		pr_debug("not prepared to track yet or error occured\n");
+		NF_CT_STAT_INC_ATOMIC(error);
+		NF_CT_STAT_INC_ATOMIC(invalid);
 		return -ret;
 	}