diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c
index 3d1d3a7b7ed3..757f87bb1db3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c
@@ -781,8 +781,13 @@ static netdev_tx_t el3_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		  inw(ioaddr + EL3_STATUS));
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->window_lock, flags);
+
+	dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
+
+	/* Put out the doubleword header... */
 	outw(skb->len, ioaddr + TX_FIFO);
 	outw(0, ioaddr + TX_FIFO);
+	/* ... and the packet rounded to a doubleword. */
 	outsl(ioaddr + TX_FIFO, skb->data, (skb->len+3)>>2);
 
 	dev->trans_start = jiffies;
@@ -1021,8 +1026,6 @@ static void update_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* BadSSD */				   inb(ioaddr + 12);
 	up					 = inb(ioaddr + 13);
 
-	dev->stats.tx_bytes 			+= tx + ((up & 0xf0) << 12);
-
 	EL3WINDOW(1);
 }