diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
index 79c63c4610d3..5d73d02b8dce 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ hfsc_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff **to_free)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	if (first) {
+	if (first && !cl->cl_nactive) {
 		if (cl->cl_flags & HFSC_RSC)
 			init_ed(cl, len);
 		if (cl->cl_flags & HFSC_FSC)