xdp.data_end = xdp.data + (len - vi->hdr_len);
                act = bpf_prog_run_xdp(xdp_prog, &xdp);
 
+               if (act != XDP_PASS)
+                       ewma_pkt_len_add(&rq->mrg_avg_pkt_len, len);
+
                switch (act) {
                case XDP_PASS:
                        /* recalculate offset to account for any header
                                put_page(page);
                                head_skb = page_to_skb(vi, rq, xdp_page,
                                                       offset, len, PAGE_SIZE);
-                               ewma_pkt_len_add(&rq->mrg_avg_pkt_len, len);
                                return head_skb;
                        }
                        break;
                case XDP_TX:
                        if (unlikely(!virtnet_xdp_xmit(vi, &xdp)))
                                trace_xdp_exception(vi->dev, xdp_prog, act);
-                       ewma_pkt_len_add(&rq->mrg_avg_pkt_len, len);
                        if (unlikely(xdp_page != page))
                                goto err_xdp;
                        rcu_read_unlock();
                case XDP_DROP:
                        if (unlikely(xdp_page != page))
                                __free_pages(xdp_page, 0);
-                       ewma_pkt_len_add(&rq->mrg_avg_pkt_len, len);
                        goto err_xdp;
                }
        }