diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 2dc6e23a88c8f961f696bc47a65fa8322ee382eb..eefacb3176e36b3340dd1c6b13dd918a326408d1 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -3613,8 +3613,8 @@ int tc_setup_flow_action(struct flow_action *flow_action,
 				entry->mangle.mask = tcf_pedit_mask(act, k);
 				entry->mangle.val = tcf_pedit_val(act, k);
 				entry->mangle.offset = tcf_pedit_offset(act, k);
-				entry = &flow_action->entries[++j];
 				entry->hw_stats_type = act->hw_stats_type;
+				entry = &flow_action->entries[++j];
 			}
 		} else if (is_tcf_csum(act)) {
 			entry->id = FLOW_ACTION_CSUM;