diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 22379da..fea687f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@
 
 static netdev_tx_t vrf_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	int len = skb->len;
 	netdev_tx_t ret = is_ip_tx_frame(skb, dev);
 
 	if (likely(ret == NET_XMIT_SUCCESS || ret == NET_XMIT_CN)) {
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@
 
 		u64_stats_update_begin(&dstats->syncp);
 		dstats->tx_pkts++;
-		dstats->tx_bytes += skb->len;
+		dstats->tx_bytes += len;
 		u64_stats_update_end(&dstats->syncp);
 	} else {
 		this_cpu_inc(dev->dstats->tx_drps);