diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
index 5d73d02b8dce..66c33d7e243d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
@@ -1573,6 +1573,9 @@ hfsc_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff **to_free)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	sch->qstats.backlog += len;
+	sch->q.qlen++;
+
 	if (first && !cl->cl_nactive) {
 		if (cl->cl_flags & HFSC_RSC)
 			init_ed(cl, len);
@@ -1588,9 +1591,6 @@ hfsc_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff **to_free)
 
 	}
 
-	sch->qstats.backlog += len;
-	sch->q.qlen++;
-
 	return NET_XMIT_SUCCESS;
 }