diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev.c b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
index ff3d9fc0f1b3..214a48703a4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
@@ -456,8 +456,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(can_put_echo_skb);
 struct sk_buff *__can_get_echo_skb(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int idx, u8 *len_ptr)
 {
 	struct can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct sk_buff *skb = priv->echo_skb[idx];
-	struct canfd_frame *cf;
 
 	if (idx >= priv->echo_skb_max) {
 		netdev_err(dev, "%s: BUG! Trying to access can_priv::echo_skb out of bounds (%u/max %u)\n",
@@ -465,20 +463,21 @@ struct sk_buff *__can_get_echo_skb(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int idx, u8
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (!skb) {
-		netdev_err(dev, "%s: BUG! Trying to echo non existing skb: can_priv::echo_skb[%u]\n",
-			   __func__, idx);
-		return NULL;
+	if (priv->echo_skb[idx]) {
+		/* Using "struct canfd_frame::len" for the frame
+		 * length is supported on both CAN and CANFD frames.
+		 */
+		struct sk_buff *skb = priv->echo_skb[idx];
+		struct canfd_frame *cf = (struct canfd_frame *)skb->data;
+		u8 len = cf->len;
+
+		*len_ptr = len;
+		priv->echo_skb[idx] = NULL;
+
+		return skb;
 	}
 
-	/* Using "struct canfd_frame::len" for the frame
-	 * length is supported on both CAN and CANFD frames.
-	 */
-	cf = (struct canfd_frame *)skb->data;
-	*len_ptr = cf->len;
-	priv->echo_skb[idx] = NULL;
-
-	return skb;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /*