diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 980a60477b022..a5285a8a9eaeb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -4925,6 +4925,10 @@ static int stmmac_rx_zc(struct stmmac_priv *priv, int limit, u32 queue)
 
 		prefetch(np);
 
+		/* Ensure a valid XSK buffer before proceed */
+		if (!buf->xdp)
+			break;
+
 		if (priv->extend_desc)
 			stmmac_rx_extended_status(priv, &priv->dev->stats,
 						  &priv->xstats,
@@ -4945,10 +4949,6 @@ static int stmmac_rx_zc(struct stmmac_priv *priv, int limit, u32 queue)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		/* Ensure a valid XSK buffer before proceed */
-		if (!buf->xdp)
-			break;
-
 		/* XSK pool expects RX frame 1:1 mapped to XSK buffer */
 		if (likely(status & rx_not_ls)) {
 			xsk_buff_free(buf->xdp);