diff --git a/kernel/sched/loadavg.c b/kernel/sched/loadavg.c
index 7296b7308ecaebb6cca949e1a9e2d4361750f7c6..3a55f3f9ffe4e576cdeb76088862c76541f8197b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/loadavg.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/loadavg.c
@@ -202,8 +202,9 @@ void calc_load_exit_idle(void)
 	struct rq *this_rq = this_rq();
 
 	/*
-	 * If we're still before the sample window, we're done.
+	 * If we're still before the pending sample window, we're done.
 	 */
+	this_rq->calc_load_update = calc_load_update;
 	if (time_before(jiffies, this_rq->calc_load_update))
 		return;
 
@@ -212,7 +213,6 @@ void calc_load_exit_idle(void)
 	 * accounted through the nohz accounting, so skip the entire deal and
 	 * sync up for the next window.
 	 */
-	this_rq->calc_load_update = calc_load_update;
 	if (time_before(jiffies, this_rq->calc_load_update + 10))
 		this_rq->calc_load_update += LOAD_FREQ;
 }