diff --git a/kernel/sched/walt/sysctl.c b/kernel/sched/walt/sysctl.c
index a0bbb0b30927..96bb39bfe91d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/walt/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/walt/sysctl.c
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ static int walt_proc_user_hint_handler(struct ctl_table *table,
 
 	mutex_lock(&mutex);
 
-	sched_user_hint_reset_time = jiffies + HZ;
 	old_value = sysctl_sched_user_hint;
 	ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	if (ret || !write || (old_value == sysctl_sched_user_hint))
 		goto unlock;
 
+	sched_user_hint_reset_time = jiffies + HZ;
 	walt_irq_work_queue(&walt_migration_irq_work);
 
 unlock: