diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index f1d84fb1eba8..cab9f5257f57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -1390,27 +1390,24 @@ static int xenvif_handle_frag_list(struct xenvif_queue *queue, struct sk_buff *s
 		skb_frag_size_set(&frags[i], len);
 	}
 
+	/* Copied all the bits from the frag list -- free it. */
+	skb_frag_list_init(skb);
+	xenvif_skb_zerocopy_prepare(queue, nskb);
+	kfree_skb(nskb);
+
 	/* Release all the original (foreign) frags. */
 	for (f = 0; f < skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags; f++)
 		skb_frag_unref(skb, f);
-
-	/* swap out with old one */
-	memcpy(skb_shinfo(skb)->frags,
-	       frags,
-	       i * sizeof(skb_frag_t));
-	skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags = i;
-	skb->truesize += i * PAGE_SIZE;
-
-	/* remove traces of mapped pages and frag_list */
-	skb_frag_list_init(skb);
 	uarg = skb_shinfo(skb)->destructor_arg;
 	/* increase inflight counter to offset decrement in callback */
 	atomic_inc(&queue->inflight_packets);
 	uarg->callback(uarg, true);
 	skb_shinfo(skb)->destructor_arg = NULL;
 
-	xenvif_skb_zerocopy_prepare(queue, nskb);
-	kfree_skb(nskb);
+	/* Fill the skb with the new (local) frags. */
+	memcpy(skb_shinfo(skb)->frags, frags, i * sizeof(skb_frag_t));
+	skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags = i;
+	skb->truesize += i * PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	return 0;
 }