diff --git a/src/core/ipv6/ip6.c b/src/core/ipv6/ip6.c
index afa69f1b..f50e46f6 100644
--- a/src/core/ipv6/ip6.c
+++ b/src/core/ipv6/ip6.c
@@ -703,6 +703,10 @@ netif_found:
   /* Init header length. */
   hlen = hlen_tot = IP6_HLEN;
 
+  LWIP_DEBUGF(IP6_DEBUG, ("ip6_input: \n"));
+  ip6_debug_print(p);
+  LWIP_DEBUGF(IP6_DEBUG, ("ip6_input: p->len %"U16_F" p->tot_len %"U16_F"\n", p->len, p->tot_len));
+
   /* Move to payload. */
   pbuf_remove_header(p, IP6_HLEN);
 
@@ -1042,10 +1046,6 @@ netif_found:
 options_done:
 
   /* send to upper layers */
-  LWIP_DEBUGF(IP6_DEBUG, ("ip6_input: \n"));
-  ip6_debug_print(p);
-  LWIP_DEBUGF(IP6_DEBUG, ("ip6_input: p->len %"U16_F" p->tot_len %"U16_F"\n", p->len, p->tot_len));
-
   ip_data.current_ip_header_tot_len = hlen_tot;
 
 #if LWIP_RAW