diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 89a687f3c0a3..fcaa48402aa3 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -48,16 +48,17 @@ netdev_tx_t br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
 
-	u64_stats_update_begin(&brstats->syncp);
-	brstats->tx_packets++;
-	brstats->tx_bytes += skb->len;
-	u64_stats_update_end(&brstats->syncp);
-
 	BR_INPUT_SKB_CB(skb)->brdev = dev;
 
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 	skb_pull(skb, ETH_HLEN);
 
+	u64_stats_update_begin(&brstats->syncp);
+	brstats->tx_packets++;
+	/* Exclude ETH_HLEN from byte stats for consistency with Rx chain */
+	brstats->tx_bytes += skb->len;
+	u64_stats_update_end(&brstats->syncp);
+
 	if (!br_allowed_ingress(br, br_vlan_group_rcu(br), skb, &vid))
 		goto out;