diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index db343fa8033..e4ee3274899 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -378,9 +378,6 @@ ieee80211_rx_monitor(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *origskb,
 	 * the SKB because it has a bad FCS/PLCP checksum.
 	 */
 
-	/* room for the radiotap header based on driver features */
-	needed_headroom = ieee80211_rx_radiotap_space(local, status);
-
 	if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS)
 		present_fcs_len = FCS_LEN;
 
@@ -399,6 +396,9 @@ ieee80211_rx_monitor(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *origskb,
 		return remove_monitor_info(local, origskb);
 	}
 
+	/* room for the radiotap header based on driver features */
+	needed_headroom = ieee80211_rx_radiotap_space(local, status);
+
 	if (should_drop_frame(origskb, present_fcs_len)) {
 		/* only need to expand headroom if necessary */
 		skb = origskb;