diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index f0f3447e8aa4..861ae2a165f4 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ static struct lock_class_key bridge_netdev_addr_lock_key;
 netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
-	const unsigned char *dest = skb->data;
 	struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *dst;
 	struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst;
 	struct pcpu_sw_netstats *brstats = this_cpu_ptr(br->stats);
 	const struct nf_br_ops *nf_ops;
+	const unsigned char *dest;
 	u16 vid = 0;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!br_allowed_ingress(br, br_vlan_group_rcu(br), skb, &vid))
 		goto out;
 
+	dest = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
 	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest)) {
 		br_flood(br, skb, BR_PKT_BROADCAST, false, true);
 	} else if (is_multicast_ether_addr(dest)) {
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_input.c b/net/bridge/br_input.c
index 013f2290bfa5..7637f58c1226 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_input.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_input.c
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ static void br_do_proxy_arp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_bridge *br,
 int br_handle_frame_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct net_bridge_port *p = br_port_get_rcu(skb->dev);
-	const unsigned char *dest = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
 	enum br_pkt_type pkt_type = BR_PKT_UNICAST;
 	struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *dst = NULL;
 	struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *mdst;
 	bool local_rcv, mcast_hit = false;
+	const unsigned char *dest;
 	struct net_bridge *br;
 	u16 vid = 0;
 
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ int br_handle_frame_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb
 		br_fdb_update(br, p, eth_hdr(skb)->h_source, vid, false);
 
 	local_rcv = !!(br->dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC);
+	dest = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
 	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(dest)) {
 		/* by definition the broadcast is also a multicast address */
 		if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest)) {