diff --git a/net/sched/sch_qfq.c b/net/sched/sch_qfq.c
index e4723d31fdd56d6a46b2519afd19d612c7336749..211a212170451c41f352f087dc9e0b3af9e8ae2c 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_qfq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_qfq.c
@@ -865,7 +865,10 @@ static void qfq_update_start(struct qfq_sched *q, struct qfq_class *cl)
 		if (mask) {
 			struct qfq_group *next = qfq_ffs(q, mask);
 			if (qfq_gt(roundedF, next->F)) {
-				cl->S = next->F;
+				if (qfq_gt(limit, next->F))
+					cl->S = next->F;
+				else /* preserve timestamp correctness */
+					cl->S = limit;
 				return;
 			}
 		}