diff --git a/userland/lib/pfring.c b/userland/lib/pfring.c
index 8f863021d..7239ce78b 100644
--- a/userland/lib/pfring.c
+++ b/userland/lib/pfring.c
@@ -1391,11 +1391,10 @@ int pfring_send_last_rx_packet(pfring *ring, int tx_interface_id) {
     We can't send the last packet with multithread as the concept of "last"
     does not apply here having threads that compete for packets
   */
-  if(unlikely(ring->reentrant || (!ring->long_header)))
-    return(PF_RING_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
 
-  if(ring && ring->send_last_rx_packet)
+  if(ring && ring->send_last_rx_packet) {
     return(ring->send_last_rx_packet(ring, tx_interface_id));
+  }
 
   return(PF_RING_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
 }
diff --git a/userland/lib/pfring_mod.c b/userland/lib/pfring_mod.c
index e3441a823..e0252d2c0 100644
--- a/userland/lib/pfring_mod.c
+++ b/userland/lib/pfring_mod.c
@@ -1035,6 +1035,9 @@ int pfring_mod_send_last_rx_packet(pfring *ring, int tx_interface_id) {
   if(!ring->tx.enabled_rx_packet_send)
     return(PF_RING_ERROR_WRONG_CONFIGURATION);
 
+  if(unlikely(ring->reentrant || (!ring->long_header)))
+    return(PF_RING_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
+
   if(ring->tx.last_received_hdr == NULL)
     return(PF_RING_ERROR_NO_PKT_AVAILABLE); /* We have not yet read a single packet */