diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 4ab877cf6d35..ea0247485757 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -1285,6 +1285,12 @@ static int ip_setup_cork(struct sock *sk, struct inet_cork *cork,
 	if (unlikely(!rt))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	cork->fragsize = ip_sk_use_pmtu(sk) ?
+			 dst_mtu(&rt->dst) : READ_ONCE(rt->dst.dev->mtu);
+
+	if (!inetdev_valid_mtu(cork->fragsize))
+		return -ENETUNREACH;
+
 	/*
 	 * setup for corking.
 	 */
@@ -1301,12 +1307,6 @@ static int ip_setup_cork(struct sock *sk, struct inet_cork *cork,
 		cork->addr = ipc->addr;
 	}
 
-	cork->fragsize = ip_sk_use_pmtu(sk) ?
-			 dst_mtu(&rt->dst) : READ_ONCE(rt->dst.dev->mtu);
-
-	if (!inetdev_valid_mtu(cork->fragsize))
-		return -ENETUNREACH;
-
 	cork->gso_size = ipc->gso_size;
 
 	cork->dst = &rt->dst;