diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
index 9ae3efce0f66..26f721664e76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
@@ -1443,8 +1443,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t m_can_tx_handler(struct m_can_classdev *cdev)
 					 M_CAN_FIFO_DATA(i / 4),
 					 *(u32 *)(cf->data + i));
 
-		can_put_echo_skb(skb, dev, 0);
-
 		if (cdev->can.ctrlmode & CAN_CTRLMODE_FD) {
 			cccr = m_can_read(cdev, M_CAN_CCCR);
 			cccr &= ~(CCCR_CMR_MASK << CCCR_CMR_SHIFT);
@@ -1461,6 +1459,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t m_can_tx_handler(struct m_can_classdev *cdev)
 			m_can_write(cdev, M_CAN_CCCR, cccr);
 		}
 		m_can_write(cdev, M_CAN_TXBTIE, 0x1);
+
+		can_put_echo_skb(skb, dev, 0);
+
 		m_can_write(cdev, M_CAN_TXBAR, 0x1);
 		/* End of xmit function for version 3.0.x */
 	} else {