diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index 530d61257b9a..cbf1693c86b3 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -1263,13 +1263,23 @@ remove_and_enqueue_same_base(struct hrtimer *timer, struct hrtimer_clock_base *b
 {
 	bool was_first = false;
 
+	/*
+	 * Updating the sort key while @timer is queued can temporarily
+	 * make the tree inconsistent. This is safe under cpu_base->lock:
+	 * no other queue operation can observe that state.
+	 * hrtimer_can_update_in_place() either confirms that the new expiry
+	 * fits between the neighbours or timerqueue_linked_del() removes the
+	 * timer without consulting the expiry.
+	 */
+	hrtimer_set_expires_range_ns(timer, expires, delta_ns);
+	expires = hrtimer_get_expires(timer);
+
 	/* Remove it from the timer queue if active */
 	if (timer->is_queued) {
 		was_first = !timerqueue_linked_prev(&timer->node);
 
 		/* Try to update in place to avoid the de/enqueue dance */
 		if (hrtimer_can_update_in_place(timer, base, expires)) {
-			hrtimer_set_expires_range_ns(timer, expires, delta_ns);
 			trace_hrtimer_start(timer, mode, true);
 			if (was_first)
 				base->expires_next = expires;
@@ -1280,9 +1290,6 @@ remove_and_enqueue_same_base(struct hrtimer *timer, struct hrtimer_clock_base *b
 		timerqueue_linked_del(&base->active, &timer->node);
 	}
 
-	/* Set the new expiry time */
-	hrtimer_set_expires_range_ns(timer, expires, delta_ns);
-
 	debug_activate(timer, mode, timer->is_queued);
 	base->cpu_base->active_bases |= 1 << base->index;