diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 3cd15f16090f..ec388932aacf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1673,13 +1673,13 @@ static int virtnet_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 
 	received = virtnet_receive(rq, budget, &xdp_xmit);
 
+	if (xdp_xmit & VIRTIO_XDP_REDIR)
+		xdp_do_flush();
+
 	/* Out of packets? */
 	if (received < budget)
 		virtqueue_napi_complete(napi, rq->vq, received);
 
-	if (xdp_xmit & VIRTIO_XDP_REDIR)
-		xdp_do_flush();
-
 	if (xdp_xmit & VIRTIO_XDP_TX) {
 		sq = virtnet_xdp_get_sq(vi);
 		if (virtqueue_kick_prepare(sq->vq) && virtqueue_notify(sq->vq)) {