diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
index 66fac1216d46..8b65f12583eb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ static int ip_forward_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *s
 {
 	struct ip_options *opt	= &(IPCB(skb)->opt);
 
-	__IP_INC_STATS(net, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTFORWDATAGRAMS);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV
 	if (skb->offload_l3_fwd_mark) {
 		consume_skb(skb);
@@ -130,6 +128,8 @@ int ip_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (opt->is_strictroute && rt->rt_uses_gateway)
 		goto sr_failed;
 
+	__IP_INC_STATS(net, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTFORWDATAGRAMS);
+
 	IPCB(skb)->flags |= IPSKB_FORWARDED;
 	mtu = ip_dst_mtu_maybe_forward(&rt->dst, true);
 	if (ip_exceeds_mtu(skb, mtu)) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index cdaa9275e990..a471c7e91761 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -446,10 +446,6 @@ static int ip6_forward_proxy_check(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static inline int ip6_forward_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 				     struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
-
-	__IP6_INC_STATS(net, ip6_dst_idev(dst), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTFORWDATAGRAMS);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV
 	if (skb->offload_l3_fwd_mark) {
 		consume_skb(skb);
@@ -617,6 +613,8 @@ int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 	}
 
+	__IP6_INC_STATS(net, ip6_dst_idev(dst), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTFORWDATAGRAMS);
+
 	mtu = ip6_dst_mtu_maybe_forward(dst, true);
 	if (mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU)
 		mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;