diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 71c6ef58bbb9..0784ab6fcc59 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5261,15 +5261,15 @@ more_balance:
 		 */
 		if ((env.flags & LBF_DST_PINNED) && env.imbalance > 0) {
 
+			/* Prevent to re-select dst_cpu via env's cpus */
+			cpumask_clear_cpu(env.dst_cpu, env.cpus);
+
 			env.dst_rq	 = cpu_rq(env.new_dst_cpu);
 			env.dst_cpu	 = env.new_dst_cpu;
 			env.flags	&= ~LBF_DST_PINNED;
 			env.loop	 = 0;
 			env.loop_break	 = sched_nr_migrate_break;
 
-			/* Prevent to re-select dst_cpu via env's cpus */
-			cpumask_clear_cpu(env.dst_cpu, env.cpus);
-
 			/*
 			 * Go back to "more_balance" rather than "redo" since we
 			 * need to continue with same src_cpu.