diff --git a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
index 603876109ba8dd9d5911a61cd5ddda8a384797d2..246bcf92558c9b180d4597f442d55edb57f4985a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
@@ -914,6 +914,26 @@ static int c_can_handle_state_change(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct can_berr_counter bec;
 
+	switch (error_type) {
+	case C_CAN_ERROR_WARNING:
+		/* error warning state */
+		priv->can.can_stats.error_warning++;
+		priv->can.state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_WARNING;
+		break;
+	case C_CAN_ERROR_PASSIVE:
+		/* error passive state */
+		priv->can.can_stats.error_passive++;
+		priv->can.state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_PASSIVE;
+		break;
+	case C_CAN_BUS_OFF:
+		/* bus-off state */
+		priv->can.state = CAN_STATE_BUS_OFF;
+		can_bus_off(dev);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
 	/* propagate the error condition to the CAN stack */
 	skb = alloc_can_err_skb(dev, &cf);
 	if (unlikely(!skb))
@@ -927,8 +947,6 @@ static int c_can_handle_state_change(struct net_device *dev,
 	switch (error_type) {
 	case C_CAN_ERROR_WARNING:
 		/* error warning state */
-		priv->can.can_stats.error_warning++;
-		priv->can.state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_WARNING;
 		cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_CRTL;
 		cf->data[1] = (bec.txerr > bec.rxerr) ?
 			CAN_ERR_CRTL_TX_WARNING :
@@ -939,8 +957,6 @@ static int c_can_handle_state_change(struct net_device *dev,
 		break;
 	case C_CAN_ERROR_PASSIVE:
 		/* error passive state */
-		priv->can.can_stats.error_passive++;
-		priv->can.state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_PASSIVE;
 		cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_CRTL;
 		if (rx_err_passive)
 			cf->data[1] |= CAN_ERR_CRTL_RX_PASSIVE;
@@ -952,7 +968,6 @@ static int c_can_handle_state_change(struct net_device *dev,
 		break;
 	case C_CAN_BUS_OFF:
 		/* bus-off state */
-		priv->can.state = CAN_STATE_BUS_OFF;
 		cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_BUSOFF;
 		can_bus_off(dev);
 		break;