diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index fdfaf4f3bcfa..a4d095e1010e 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -982,8 +982,6 @@ __mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires, bool pending_only)
 	if (!ret && pending_only)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	debug_activate(timer, expires);
-
 	new_base = get_target_base(base, timer->flags);
 
 	if (base != new_base) {
@@ -1007,6 +1005,8 @@ __mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires, bool pending_only)
 		}
 	}
 
+	debug_activate(timer, expires);
+
 	timer->expires = expires;
 	/*
 	 * If 'idx' was calculated above and the base time did not advance