}
 
        for (;;) {
-               if (unlikely(rx->status < 0 ||
-                            rx->offset + rx->status > XEN_PAGE_SIZE)) {
-                       if (net_ratelimit())
-                               dev_warn(dev, "rx->offset: %u, size: %d\n",
-                                        rx->offset, rx->status);
-                       xennet_move_rx_slot(queue, skb, ref);
-                       err = -EINVAL;
-                       goto next;
-               }
-
                /*
                 * This definitely indicates a bug, either in this driver or in
                 * the backend driver. In future this should flag the bad
                        goto next;
                }
 
+               if (unlikely(rx->status < 0 ||
+                            rx->offset + rx->status > XEN_PAGE_SIZE)) {
+                       if (net_ratelimit())
+                               dev_warn(dev, "rx->offset: %u, size: %d\n",
+                                        rx->offset, rx->status);
+                       xennet_move_rx_slot(queue, skb, ref);
+                       err = -EINVAL;
+                       goto next;
+               }
+
                if (!gnttab_end_foreign_access_ref(ref)) {
                        dev_alert(dev,
                                  "Grant still in use by backend domain\n");