diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 6d340cd6e2a7..b379c330a338 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1823,7 +1823,6 @@ done:
 int tc_classify(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tcf_proto *tp,
 		struct tcf_result *res, bool compat_mode)
 {
-	__be16 protocol = tc_skb_protocol(skb);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
 	const struct tcf_proto *old_tp = tp;
 	int limit = 0;
@@ -1831,6 +1830,7 @@ int tc_classify(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tcf_proto *tp,
 reclassify:
 #endif
 	for (; tp; tp = rcu_dereference_bh(tp->next)) {
+		__be16 protocol = tc_skb_protocol(skb);
 		int err;
 
 		if (tp->protocol != protocol &&
@@ -1857,7 +1857,6 @@ reset:
 	}
 
 	tp = old_tp;
-	protocol = tc_skb_protocol(skb);
 	goto reclassify;
 #endif
 }