diff --git a/drivers/net/tap.c b/drivers/net/tap.c
index 5d2d34d24ce8..9b5af08cdd47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap.c
@@ -1091,12 +1091,13 @@ static int tap_get_user_xdp(struct tap_queue *q, struct xdp_buff *xdp)
 		}
 	}
 
+	skb_probe_transport_header(skb);
+
 	/* Move network header to the right position for VLAN tagged packets */
 	if (eth_type_vlan(skb->protocol) &&
 	    vlan_get_protocol_and_depth(skb, skb->protocol, &depth) != 0)
 		skb_set_network_header(skb, depth);
 
-	skb_probe_transport_header(skb);
 	dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 	rcu_read_unlock();