context = &priv->tx_contexts[i];
 
                        context->echo_index = i;
-                       can_put_echo_skb(skb, netdev, context->echo_index);
                        ++priv->active_tx_contexts;
                        if (priv->active_tx_contexts >= (int)dev->max_tx_urbs)
                                netif_stop_queue(netdev);
                dev_kfree_skb(skb);
                spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->tx_contexts_lock, flags);
 
-               can_free_echo_skb(netdev, context->echo_index);
                context->echo_index = dev->max_tx_urbs;
                --priv->active_tx_contexts;
                netif_wake_queue(netdev);
 
        context->priv = priv;
 
+       can_put_echo_skb(skb, netdev, context->echo_index);
+
        usb_fill_bulk_urb(urb, dev->udev,
                          usb_sndbulkpipe(dev->udev,
                                          dev->bulk_out->bEndpointAddress),