diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index e1aa0f36cfe70ffc94605f4d4c86d9d281b75060..e16129019c6658ae7b1ab697692f8e6484c8cd90 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -766,9 +766,6 @@ static void neigh_periodic_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	nht = rcu_dereference_protected(tbl->nht,
 					lockdep_is_held(&tbl->lock));
 
-	if (atomic_read(&tbl->entries) < tbl->gc_thresh1)
-		goto out;
-
 	/*
 	 *	periodically recompute ReachableTime from random function
 	 */
@@ -781,6 +778,9 @@ static void neigh_periodic_work(struct work_struct *work)
 				neigh_rand_reach_time(NEIGH_VAR(p, BASE_REACHABLE_TIME));
 	}
 
+	if (atomic_read(&tbl->entries) < tbl->gc_thresh1)
+		goto out;
+
 	for (i = 0 ; i < (1 << nht->hash_shift); i++) {
 		np = &nht->hash_buckets[i];