diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
index 0ddf1a5bb0a9..f8901671fff4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ static int snooze_loop(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 
 	snooze_exit_time = get_tb() + snooze_timeout;
 	ppc64_runlatch_off();
+	HMT_very_low();
 	while (!need_resched()) {
-		HMT_very_low();
 		if (snooze_timeout_en && get_tb() > snooze_exit_time)
 			break;
 	}