diff --git a/drivers/net/can/pch_can.c b/drivers/net/can/pch_can.c
index c1317889d3d8..ced11ea89269 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/pch_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/pch_can.c
@@ -703,11 +703,11 @@ static int pch_can_rx_normal(struct net_device *ndev, u32 obj_num, int quota)
 			cf->data[i + 1] = data_reg >> 8;
 		}
 
-		netif_receive_skb(skb);
 		rcv_pkts++;
 		stats->rx_packets++;
 		quota--;
 		stats->rx_bytes += cf->can_dlc;
+		netif_receive_skb(skb);
 
 		pch_fifo_thresh(priv, obj_num);
 		obj_num++;