diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_recent.c b/net/netfilter/xt_recent.c
index fc70a49c0afd..1bb0d6c8438c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_recent.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_recent.c
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ recent_entry_init(struct recent_table *t, const union nf_inet_addr *addr,
 
 static void recent_entry_update(struct recent_table *t, struct recent_entry *e)
 {
+	e->index %= ip_pkt_list_tot;
 	e->stamps[e->index++] = jiffies;
 	if (e->index > e->nstamps)
 		e->nstamps = e->index;
-	e->index %= ip_pkt_list_tot;
 	list_move_tail(&e->lru_list, &t->lru_list);
 }