diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index cbfaa3feb7c481401e93d2b2ce8b15c7796650e1..7bf1900df665d79b529be430e2d39e2b196ccd54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -768,16 +768,8 @@ static void be_rx_compl_process(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	u32 vlanf, vid;
 	u8 vtm;
 
-	vlanf = AMAP_GET_BITS(struct amap_eth_rx_compl, vtp, rxcp);
-	vtm = AMAP_GET_BITS(struct amap_eth_rx_compl, vtm, rxcp);
-
-	/* vlanf could be wrongly set in some cards.
-	 * ignore if vtm is not set */
-	if ((adapter->cap & 0x400) && !vtm)
-		vlanf = 0;
-
 	skb = netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align(adapter->netdev, BE_HDR_LEN);
-	if (!skb) {
+	if (unlikely(!skb)) {
 		if (net_ratelimit())
 			dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev, "skb alloc failed\n");
 		be_rx_compl_discard(adapter, rxcp);
@@ -795,7 +787,15 @@ static void be_rx_compl_process(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, adapter->netdev);
 	skb->dev = adapter->netdev;
 
-	if (vlanf) {
+	vlanf = AMAP_GET_BITS(struct amap_eth_rx_compl, vtp, rxcp);
+	vtm = AMAP_GET_BITS(struct amap_eth_rx_compl, vtm, rxcp);
+
+	/* vlanf could be wrongly set in some cards.
+	 * ignore if vtm is not set */
+	if ((adapter->cap & 0x400) && !vtm)
+		vlanf = 0;
+
+	if (unlikely(vlanf)) {
 		if (!adapter->vlan_grp || adapter->vlans_added == 0) {
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return;