diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hip04_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hip04_eth.c
index 2a7dfac20546..09c51220b5ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hip04_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hip04_eth.c
@@ -455,9 +455,9 @@ static int hip04_mac_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
 
 	hip04_set_xmit_desc(priv, phys);
-	priv->tx_head = TX_NEXT(tx_head);
 	count++;
 	netdev_sent_queue(ndev, skb->len);
+	priv->tx_head = TX_NEXT(tx_head);
 
 	stats->tx_bytes += skb->len;
 	stats->tx_packets++;