diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 8cbcb6a104f2..413c2a08d79d 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6111,6 +6111,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(gro_find_complete_by_type);
 
 static void napi_skb_free_stolen_head(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	nf_reset_ct(skb);
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 	skb_ext_put(skb);
 	kmem_cache_free(skbuff_head_cache, skb);
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 668a9d0fbbc6..09cdefe5e1c8 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ fastpath:
 
 void skb_release_head_state(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	nf_reset_ct(skb);
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 	if (skb->destructor) {
 		WARN_ON(in_irq());