diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c
index d1510c1230d9..40f1a1a5ea28 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c
@@ -1309,12 +1309,6 @@ static void uvc_video_decode_meta(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
 	if (!meta_buf || length == 2)
 		return;
 
-	if (meta_buf->length - meta_buf->bytesused <
-	    length + sizeof(meta->ns) + sizeof(meta->sof)) {
-		meta_buf->error = 1;
-		return;
-	}
-
 	has_pts = mem[1] & UVC_STREAM_PTS;
 	has_scr = mem[1] & UVC_STREAM_SCR;
 
@@ -1335,6 +1329,12 @@ static void uvc_video_decode_meta(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
 				  !memcmp(scr, stream->clock.last_scr, 6)))
 		return;
 
+	if (meta_buf->length - meta_buf->bytesused <
+	    length + sizeof(meta->ns) + sizeof(meta->sof)) {
+		meta_buf->error = 1;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	meta = (struct uvc_meta_buf *)((u8 *)meta_buf->mem + meta_buf->bytesused);
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	time = uvc_video_get_time();