diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c
index 8e19add764db..8b75004ba7c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c
@@ -3006,7 +3006,6 @@ bnad_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	txqent->hdr.wi.reserved = 0;
 	txqent->hdr.wi.num_vectors = vectors;
 
-	head_unmap->skb = skb;
 	head_unmap->nvecs = 0;
 
 	/* Program the vectors */
@@ -3018,6 +3017,7 @@ bnad_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 		BNAD_UPDATE_CTR(bnad, tx_skb_map_failed);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
+	head_unmap->skb = skb;
 	BNA_SET_DMA_ADDR(dma_addr, &txqent->vector[0].host_addr);
 	txqent->vector[0].length = htons(len);
 	dma_unmap_addr_set(&unmap->vectors[0], dma_addr, dma_addr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hibmcge/hbg_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hibmcge/hbg_txrx.c
index 0ae314994676..4382af937e2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hibmcge/hbg_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hibmcge/hbg_txrx.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ netdev_tx_t hbg_net_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	buffer->skb = skb;
 	buffer->skb_len = skb->len;
 	if (unlikely(hbg_dma_map(buffer))) {
+		buffer->skb = NULL;
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic3/hinic3_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic3/hinic3_tx.c
index 9306bf0020ca..5739ecb08d0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic3/hinic3_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic3/hinic3_tx.c
@@ -578,8 +578,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t hinic3_send_one_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		*wqe_combo.task = task;
 
 	tx_info = &txq->tx_info[pi];
-	tx_info->skb = skb;
-	tx_info->wqebb_cnt = wqebb_cnt;
 
 	err = hinic3_tx_map_skb(netdev, skb, txq, tx_info, &wqe_combo);
 	if (err) {
@@ -589,6 +587,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t hinic3_send_one_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		goto err_drop_pkt;
 	}
 
+	tx_info->skb = skb;
+	tx_info->wqebb_cnt = wqebb_cnt;
+
 	netif_subqueue_sent(netdev, txq->sq->q_id, skb->len);
 	netif_subqueue_maybe_stop(netdev, txq->sq->q_id,
 				  hinic3_wq_free_wqebbs(&txq->sq->wq),