diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-5.15/650-netfilter-add-xt_FLOWOFFLOAD-target.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-5.15/650-netfilter-add-xt_FLOWOFFLOAD-target.patch
index da6033449..ec887539d 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-5.15/650-netfilter-add-xt_FLOWOFFLOAD-target.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-5.15/650-netfilter-add-xt_FLOWOFFLOAD-target.patch
@@ -609,6 +609,8 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 +	if (!nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct))
 +		return XT_CONTINUE;
 +
++	dir = CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo);
++
 +	devs[dir] = xt_out(par);
 +	devs[!dir] = xt_in(par);
 +
@@ -618,8 +620,6 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 +	if (test_and_set_bit(IPS_OFFLOAD_BIT, &ct->status))
 +		return XT_CONTINUE;
 +
-+	dir = CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo);
-+
 +	if (xt_flowoffload_route(skb, ct, par, &route, dir, devs) < 0)
 +		goto err_flow_route;
 +
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-6.1/650-netfilter-add-xt_FLOWOFFLOAD-target.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-6.1/650-netfilter-add-xt_FLOWOFFLOAD-target.patch
index cccff083f..144164f50 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-6.1/650-netfilter-add-xt_FLOWOFFLOAD-target.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-6.1/650-netfilter-add-xt_FLOWOFFLOAD-target.patch
@@ -570,6 +570,8 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 +	if (!nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct))
 +		return XT_CONTINUE;
 +
++	dir = CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo);
++
 +	devs[dir] = xt_out(par);
 +	devs[!dir] = xt_in(par);
 +
@@ -579,8 +581,6 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 +	if (test_and_set_bit(IPS_OFFLOAD_BIT, &ct->status))
 +		return XT_CONTINUE;
 +
-+	dir = CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo);
-+
 +	if (xt_flowoffload_route(skb, ct, par, &route, dir, devs) < 0)
 +		goto err_flow_route;
 +
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-6.6/650-netfilter-add-xt_FLOWOFFLOAD-target.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-6.6/650-netfilter-add-xt_FLOWOFFLOAD-target.patch
index 56c610796..5a738ec1f 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-6.6/650-netfilter-add-xt_FLOWOFFLOAD-target.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-6.6/650-netfilter-add-xt_FLOWOFFLOAD-target.patch
@@ -570,6 +570,8 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 +	if (!nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct))
 +		return XT_CONTINUE;
 +
++	dir = CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo);
++
 +	devs[dir] = xt_out(par);
 +	devs[!dir] = xt_in(par);
 +
@@ -579,8 +581,6 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 +	if (test_and_set_bit(IPS_OFFLOAD_BIT, &ct->status))
 +		return XT_CONTINUE;
 +
-+	dir = CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo);
-+
 +	if (xt_flowoffload_route(skb, ct, par, &route, dir, devs) < 0)
 +		goto err_flow_route;
 +