diff --git a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
index 82469ef9655eb65431477215bb2df0fb2737f905..fc69fc5956e9d4d2dbfe645e4c25e83328517371 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_sfq.c
@@ -716,13 +716,13 @@ static int sfq_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 	int i;
 	int err;
 
+	setup_deferrable_timer(&q->perturb_timer, sfq_perturbation,
+			       (unsigned long)sch);
+
 	err = tcf_block_get(&q->block, &q->filter_list);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	setup_deferrable_timer(&q->perturb_timer, sfq_perturbation,
-			       (unsigned long)sch);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < SFQ_MAX_DEPTH + 1; i++) {
 		q->dep[i].next = i + SFQ_MAX_FLOWS;
 		q->dep[i].prev = i + SFQ_MAX_FLOWS;