diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index 1356afd1eeb6d6468522c6e6dd50fb6b36dc5b7d..fbfc3f1d368a08dd9ebd7c510caf67f52d377334 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -1259,6 +1259,9 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart inactive_task_timer(struct hrtimer *timer)
 
 	rq = task_rq_lock(p, &rf);
 
+	sched_clock_tick();
+	update_rq_clock(rq);
+
 	if (!dl_task(p) || p->state == TASK_DEAD) {
 		struct dl_bw *dl_b = dl_bw_of(task_cpu(p));
 
@@ -1278,9 +1281,6 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart inactive_task_timer(struct hrtimer *timer)
 	if (dl_se->dl_non_contending == 0)
 		goto unlock;
 
-	sched_clock_tick();
-	update_rq_clock(rq);
-
 	sub_running_bw(dl_se, &rq->dl);
 	dl_se->dl_non_contending = 0;
 unlock: