diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 6be576e02209..89a9e1b4264a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -1007,8 +1007,6 @@ __mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires, unsigned int option
 	if (!ret && (options & MOD_TIMER_PENDING_ONLY))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	debug_activate(timer, expires);
-
 	new_base = get_target_base(base, timer->flags);
 
 	if (base != new_base) {
@@ -1032,6 +1030,8 @@ __mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires, unsigned int option
 		}
 	}
 
+	debug_activate(timer, expires);
+
 	timer->expires = expires;
 	/*
 	 * If 'idx' was calculated above and the base time did not advance