diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index f76ca21711bb..1c8762a5370c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -2319,12 +2319,14 @@ void unthrottle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	se = cfs_rq->tg->se[cpu_of(rq_of(cfs_rq))];
 
 	cfs_rq->throttled = 0;
+
+	update_rq_clock(rq);
+
 	raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
 	cfs_b->throttled_time += rq->clock - cfs_rq->throttled_clock;
 	list_del_rcu(&cfs_rq->throttled_list);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
 
-	update_rq_clock(rq);
 	/* update hierarchical throttle state */
 	walk_tg_tree_from(cfs_rq->tg, tg_nop, tg_unthrottle_up, (void *)rq);