diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
index 1e0835655c936a388171a2ee20b25bb09a03a1df..a539263cd79ce4be8fcc0cbfe6bfdd196336cd38 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
@@ -1962,9 +1962,9 @@ static int mvneta_rx_swbm(struct mvneta_port *pp, int rx_todo,
 
 		if (!mvneta_rxq_desc_is_first_last(rx_status) ||
 		    (rx_status & MVNETA_RXD_ERR_SUMMARY)) {
+			mvneta_rx_error(pp, rx_desc);
 err_drop_frame:
 			dev->stats.rx_errors++;
-			mvneta_rx_error(pp, rx_desc);
 			/* leave the descriptor untouched */
 			continue;
 		}