diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/esd_usb.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/esd_usb.c
index 42323f5e6f3a01..5e182fadd875ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/esd_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/esd_usb.c
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ static void esd_usb_rx_event(struct esd_usb_net_priv *priv,
 				cf->data[2] |= CAN_ERR_PROT_STUFF;
 				break;
 			default:
-				cf->data[3] = ecc & SJA1000_ECC_SEG;
 				break;
 			}
 
@@ -294,6 +293,9 @@ static void esd_usb_rx_event(struct esd_usb_net_priv *priv,
 			if (!(ecc & SJA1000_ECC_DIR))
 				cf->data[2] |= CAN_ERR_PROT_TX;
 
+			/* Bit stream position in CAN frame as the error was detected */
+			cf->data[3] = ecc & SJA1000_ECC_SEG;
+
 			if (priv->can.state == CAN_STATE_ERROR_WARNING ||
 			    priv->can.state == CAN_STATE_ERROR_PASSIVE) {
 				cf->data[1] = (txerr > rxerr) ?