diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_vti.c b/net/ipv4/ip_vti.c
index 8c2bd1d9ddce..615c1dcf3a28 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_vti.c
@@ -287,12 +287,12 @@ static netdev_tx_t vti_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	switch (skb->protocol) {
 	case htons(ETH_P_IP):
-		xfrm_decode_session(skb, &fl, AF_INET);
 		memset(IPCB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IPCB(skb)));
+		xfrm_decode_session(skb, &fl, AF_INET);
 		break;
 	case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
-		xfrm_decode_session(skb, &fl, AF_INET6);
 		memset(IP6CB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IP6CB(skb)));
+		xfrm_decode_session(skb, &fl, AF_INET6);
 		break;
 	default:
 		goto tx_err;