diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_device.c b/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
index ad75724b69ad..6e434af189bc 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *hsr_init_skb(struct hsr_port *master)
 	skb->dev = master->dev;
 	skb->priority = TC_PRIO_CONTROL;
 
+	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
+	skb_reset_transport_header(skb);
 	if (dev_hard_header(skb, skb->dev, ETH_P_PRP,
 			    hsr->sup_multicast_addr,
 			    skb->dev->dev_addr, skb->len) <= 0)
@@ -260,8 +262,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *hsr_init_skb(struct hsr_port *master)
 
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 	skb_reset_mac_len(skb);
-	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
-	skb_reset_transport_header(skb);
 
 	return skb;
 out: