diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk.c b/net/xdp/xsk.c
index 547fc4554b22..c90854bc3048 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk.c
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ static int xsk_generic_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *m,
 
 	mutex_lock(&xs->mutex);
 
+	if (xs->queue_id >= xs->dev->real_num_tx_queues)
+		goto out;
+
 	while (xskq_peek_desc(xs->tx, &desc)) {
 		char *buffer;
 		u64 addr;
@@ -228,12 +231,6 @@ static int xsk_generic_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *m,
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		if (xskq_reserve_addr(xs->umem->cq))
-			goto out;
-
-		if (xs->queue_id >= xs->dev->real_num_tx_queues)
-			goto out;
-
 		len = desc.len;
 		skb = sock_alloc_send_skb(sk, len, 1, &err);
 		if (unlikely(!skb)) {
@@ -245,7 +242,7 @@ static int xsk_generic_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *m,
 		addr = desc.addr;
 		buffer = xdp_umem_get_data(xs->umem, addr);
 		err = skb_store_bits(skb, 0, buffer, len);
-		if (unlikely(err)) {
+		if (unlikely(err) || xskq_reserve_addr(xs->umem->cq)) {
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			goto out;
 		}