diff --git a/net/mac802154/tx.c b/net/mac802154/tx.c
index ab52811523e9..c829e4a75325 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/tx.c
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ void ieee802154_xmit_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (res)
 		goto err_tx;
 
-	ieee802154_xmit_complete(&local->hw, skb, false);
-
 	dev->stats.tx_packets++;
 	dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 
+	ieee802154_xmit_complete(&local->hw, skb, false);
+
 	return;
 
 err_tx:
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ ieee802154_tx(struct ieee802154_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	/* async is priority, otherwise sync is fallback */
 	if (local->ops->xmit_async) {
+		unsigned int len = skb->len;
+
 		ret = drv_xmit_async(local, skb);
 		if (ret) {
 			ieee802154_wake_queue(&local->hw);
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ ieee802154_tx(struct ieee802154_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 
 		dev->stats.tx_packets++;
-		dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
+		dev->stats.tx_bytes += len;
 	} else {
 		local->tx_skb = skb;
 		queue_work(local->workqueue, &local->tx_work);