dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(&po->sk), saddr->sll_ifindex);
        }
 
-       sockc.tsflags = po->sk.sk_tsflags;
-       if (msg->msg_controllen) {
-               err = sock_cmsg_send(&po->sk, msg, &sockc);
-               if (unlikely(err))
-                       goto out;
-       }
-
        err = -ENXIO;
        if (unlikely(dev == NULL))
                goto out;
        if (unlikely(!(dev->flags & IFF_UP)))
                goto out_put;
 
+       sockc.tsflags = po->sk.sk_tsflags;
+       if (msg->msg_controllen) {
+               err = sock_cmsg_send(&po->sk, msg, &sockc);
+               if (unlikely(err))
+                       goto out_put;
+       }
+
        if (po->sk.sk_socket->type == SOCK_RAW)
                reserve = dev->hard_header_len;
        size_max = po->tx_ring.frame_size