diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_vti.c b/net/ipv4/ip_vti.c
index 5d7944f394d9af..b120b9b1140229 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_vti.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t vti_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	struct ip_tunnel_parm *parms = &tunnel->parms;
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
 	struct net_device *tdev;	/* Device to other host */
+	int pkt_len = skb->len;
 	int err;
 	int mtu;
 
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t vti_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	err = dst_output(tunnel->net, skb->sk, skb);
 	if (net_xmit_eval(err) == 0)
-		err = skb->len;
+		err = pkt_len;
 	iptunnel_xmit_stats(dev, err);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
index 66c2b4b417932d..816f79d1a8a38b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ vti6_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct flowi *fl)
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
 	struct net_device *tdev;
 	struct xfrm_state *x;
+	int pkt_len = skb->len;
 	int err = -1;
 	int mtu;
 
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ vti6_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct flowi *fl)
 		struct pcpu_sw_netstats *tstats = this_cpu_ptr(dev->tstats);
 
 		u64_stats_update_begin(&tstats->syncp);
-		tstats->tx_bytes += skb->len;
+		tstats->tx_bytes += pkt_len;
 		tstats->tx_packets++;
 		u64_stats_update_end(&tstats->syncp);
 	} else {