info = skb_tunnel_info(skb);
 
        skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
-       eth = eth_hdr(skb);
 
-       if ((vxlan->flags & VXLAN_F_PROXY)) {
+       if (vxlan->flags & VXLAN_F_COLLECT_METADATA) {
+               if (info && info->mode & IP_TUNNEL_INFO_TX)
+                       vxlan_xmit_one(skb, dev, NULL, false);
+               else
+                       kfree_skb(skb);
+               return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+       }
+
+       if (vxlan->flags & VXLAN_F_PROXY) {
+               eth = eth_hdr(skb);
                if (ntohs(eth->h_proto) == ETH_P_ARP)
                        return arp_reduce(dev, skb);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
                                    msg->icmph.icmp6_type == NDISC_NEIGHBOUR_SOLICITATION)
                                        return neigh_reduce(dev, skb);
                }
-               eth = eth_hdr(skb);
 #endif
        }
 
-       if (vxlan->flags & VXLAN_F_COLLECT_METADATA) {
-               if (info && info->mode & IP_TUNNEL_INFO_TX)
-                       vxlan_xmit_one(skb, dev, NULL, false);
-               else
-                       kfree_skb(skb);
-               return NETDEV_TX_OK;
-       }
-
+       eth = eth_hdr(skb);
        f = vxlan_find_mac(vxlan, eth->h_dest);
        did_rsc = false;