diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index a9205e32a059..2043c08d36c8 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -885,10 +885,13 @@ static void __remove_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *timer,
 			     struct hrtimer_clock_base *base,
 			     unsigned long newstate, int reprogram)
 {
+	struct timerqueue_node *next_timer;
 	if (!(timer->state & HRTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (&timer->node == timerqueue_getnext(&base->active)) {
+	next_timer = timerqueue_getnext(&base->active);
+	timerqueue_del(&base->active, &timer->node);
+	if (&timer->node == next_timer) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS
 		/* Reprogram the clock event device. if enabled */
 		if (reprogram && hrtimer_hres_active()) {
@@ -901,7 +904,6 @@ static void __remove_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *timer,
 		}
 #endif
 	}
-	timerqueue_del(&base->active, &timer->node);
 	if (!timerqueue_getnext(&base->active))
 		base->cpu_base->active_bases &= ~(1 << base->index);
 out: