diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
index d29d1212934d9ce2170b5bd879893c30327866cd..32f6a308bad6d7840187b45ac871cb785adf852b 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ static unsigned long cbq_undelay_prio(struct cbq_sched_data *q, int prio)
 	unsigned long sched = now;
 
 	if (cl_prev == NULL)
-		return now;
+		return 0;
 
 	do {
 		cl = cl_prev->next_alive;