diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 1ca4fe423528..9ae3a5b68ba4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -4794,14 +4794,15 @@ static void nohz_idle_balance(int this_cpu, enum cpu_idle_type idle)
 		if (need_resched())
 			break;
 
-		raw_spin_lock_irq(&this_rq->lock);
-		update_rq_clock(this_rq);
-		update_idle_cpu_load(this_rq);
-		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&this_rq->lock);
+		rq = cpu_rq(balance_cpu);
+
+		raw_spin_lock_irq(&rq->lock);
+		update_rq_clock(rq);
+		update_idle_cpu_load(rq);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&rq->lock);
 
 		rebalance_domains(balance_cpu, CPU_IDLE);
 
-		rq = cpu_rq(balance_cpu);
 		if (time_after(this_rq->next_balance, rq->next_balance))
 			this_rq->next_balance = rq->next_balance;
 	}