diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_rx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_rx.c
index 63752233e551..404794503fb6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_rx.c
@@ -1490,9 +1490,9 @@ static int rtllib_rx_Monitor(struct rtllib_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		hdrlen += 4;
 	}
 
-	rtllib_monitor_rx(ieee, skb, rx_stats, hdrlen);
 	ieee->stats.rx_packets++;
 	ieee->stats.rx_bytes += skb->len;
+	rtllib_monitor_rx(ieee, skb, rx_stats, hdrlen);
 
 	return 1;
 }