while ((rxpktprocessed < rxpkttoprocess) &&
               (rxpktprocessed < budget)) {
+               cb = &priv->rx_cbs[priv->rx_read_ptr];
+               skb = cb->skb;
+
+               rxpktprocessed++;
+
+               priv->rx_read_ptr++;
+               priv->rx_read_ptr &= (priv->num_rx_bds - 1);
+
+               /* We do not have a backing SKB, so we do not have a
+                * corresponding DMA mapping for this incoming packet since
+                * bcmgenet_rx_refill always either has both skb and mapping or
+                * none.
+                */
+               if (unlikely(!skb)) {
+                       dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
+                       dev->stats.rx_errors++;
+                       goto refill;
+               }
+
                /* Unmap the packet contents such that we can use the
                 * RSV from the 64 bytes descriptor when enabled and save
                 * a 32-bits register read
                 */
-               cb = &priv->rx_cbs[priv->rx_read_ptr];
-               skb = cb->skb;
                dma_unmap_single(&dev->dev, dma_unmap_addr(cb, dma_addr),
                                 priv->rx_buf_len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
                          __func__, p_index, priv->rx_c_index,
                          priv->rx_read_ptr, dma_length_status);
 
-               rxpktprocessed++;
-
-               priv->rx_read_ptr++;
-               priv->rx_read_ptr &= (priv->num_rx_bds - 1);
-
-               /* out of memory, just drop packets at the hardware level */
-               if (unlikely(!skb)) {
-                       dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
-                       dev->stats.rx_errors++;
-                       goto refill;
-               }
-
                if (unlikely(!(dma_flag & DMA_EOP) || !(dma_flag & DMA_SOP))) {
                        netif_err(priv, rx_status, dev,
                                  "dropping fragmented packet!\n");