diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 3c825b158fb5..74e555a22de7 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ static void bcm_can_tx(struct bcm_op *op)
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct canfd_frame *cf = op->frames + op->cfsiz * op->currframe;
+	int err;
 
 	/* no target device? => exit */
 	if (!op->ifindex)
@@ -297,11 +298,11 @@ static void bcm_can_tx(struct bcm_op *op)
 	/* send with loopback */
 	skb->dev = dev;
 	can_skb_set_owner(skb, op->sk);
-	can_send(skb, 1);
+	err = can_send(skb, 1);
+	if (!err)
+		op->frames_abs++;
 
-	/* update statistics */
 	op->currframe++;
-	op->frames_abs++;
 
 	/* reached last frame? */
 	if (op->currframe >= op->nframes)