if (opts2 & RxVlanTag)
                __vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(skb, swab16(opts2 & 0xffff));
-
-       desc->opts2 = 0;
 }
 
 static int rtl8169_gset_tbi(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
                            !(status & (RxRWT | RxFOVF)) &&
                            (dev->features & NETIF_F_RXALL))
                                goto process_pkt;
-
-                       rtl8169_mark_to_asic(desc, rx_buf_sz);
                } else {
                        struct sk_buff *skb;
                        dma_addr_t addr;
                        if (unlikely(rtl8169_fragmented_frame(status))) {
                                dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
                                dev->stats.rx_length_errors++;
-                               rtl8169_mark_to_asic(desc, rx_buf_sz);
-                               continue;
+                               goto release_descriptor;
                        }
 
                        skb = rtl8169_try_rx_copy(tp->Rx_databuff[entry],
                                                  tp, pkt_size, addr);
-                       rtl8169_mark_to_asic(desc, rx_buf_sz);
                        if (!skb) {
                                dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
-                               continue;
+                               goto release_descriptor;
                        }
 
                        rtl8169_rx_csum(skb, status);
                        tp->rx_stats.bytes += pkt_size;
                        u64_stats_update_end(&tp->rx_stats.syncp);
                }
+release_descriptor:
+               desc->opts2 = 0;
+               wmb();
+               rtl8169_mark_to_asic(desc, rx_buf_sz);
        }
 
        count = cur_rx - tp->cur_rx;