diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index f4a6fcaeffb1db381ef9fd007a72578d984a3b4c..682633bfe00ff7fc35c7be97c427a6cf5d9dde45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -1363,8 +1363,6 @@ static unsigned xen_netbk_tx_build_gops(struct xen_netbk *netbk)
 					     INVALID_PENDING_IDX);
 		}
 
-		__skb_queue_tail(&netbk->tx_queue, skb);
-
 		netbk->pending_cons++;
 
 		request_gop = xen_netbk_get_requests(netbk, vif,
@@ -1376,6 +1374,8 @@ static unsigned xen_netbk_tx_build_gops(struct xen_netbk *netbk)
 		}
 		gop = request_gop;
 
+		__skb_queue_tail(&netbk->tx_queue, skb);
+
 		vif->tx.req_cons = idx;
 		xen_netbk_check_rx_xenvif(vif);