diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index 7c88d136e72353f13c926fd1437d49fa0bacb54e..58dc117a8d781b93ba91a258fe87de1e3bf5a7c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ static struct macvtap_queue *macvtap_get_queue(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!numvtaps)
 		goto out;
 
+	/* Check if we can use flow to select a queue */
+	rxq = skb_get_rxhash(skb);
+	if (rxq) {
+		tap = rcu_dereference(vlan->taps[rxq % numvtaps]);
+		if (tap)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (likely(skb_rx_queue_recorded(skb))) {
 		rxq = skb_get_rx_queue(skb);
 
@@ -186,14 +194,6 @@ static struct macvtap_queue *macvtap_get_queue(struct net_device *dev,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* Check if we can use flow to select a queue */
-	rxq = skb_get_rxhash(skb);
-	if (rxq) {
-		tap = rcu_dereference(vlan->taps[rxq % numvtaps]);
-		if (tap)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
 	/* Everything failed - find first available queue */
 	for (rxq = 0; rxq < MAX_MACVTAP_QUEUES; rxq++) {
 		tap = rcu_dereference(vlan->taps[rxq]);