diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
index bebe38d74d66..ab1b4da5d5be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
@@ -1439,6 +1439,7 @@ int emac_mac_tx_buf_send(struct emac_adapter *adpt, struct emac_tx_queue *tx_q,
 {
 	struct emac_tpd tpd;
 	u32 prod_idx;
+	int len;
 
 	memset(&tpd, 0, sizeof(tpd));
 
@@ -1458,9 +1459,10 @@ int emac_mac_tx_buf_send(struct emac_adapter *adpt, struct emac_tx_queue *tx_q,
 	if (skb_network_offset(skb) != ETH_HLEN)
 		TPD_TYP_SET(&tpd, 1);
 
+	len = skb->len;
 	emac_tx_fill_tpd(adpt, tx_q, skb, &tpd);
 
-	netdev_sent_queue(adpt->netdev, skb->len);
+	netdev_sent_queue(adpt->netdev, len);
 
 	/* Make sure the are enough free descriptors to hold one
 	 * maximum-sized SKB.  We need one desc for each fragment,