diff --git a/net/core/page_pool.c b/net/core/page_pool.c
index 08d7f35cf608..d7c88c0b67e5 100644
--- a/net/core/page_pool.c
+++ b/net/core/page_pool.c
@@ -951,8 +951,8 @@ static void page_pool_recycle_ring_bulk(struct page_pool *pool,
 		}
 	}
 
-	page_pool_producer_unlock(pool, in_softirq);
 	recycle_stat_add(pool, ring, i);
+	page_pool_producer_unlock(pool, in_softirq);
 
 	/* Hopefully all pages were returned into ptr_ring */
 	if (likely(i == bulk_len))