diff --git a/net/sched/sch_dualpi2.c b/net/sched/sch_dualpi2.c
index 241e6a46bd00..a22489c14458 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_dualpi2.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_dualpi2.c
@@ -938,6 +938,8 @@ static int dualpi2_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	int err;
 
 	sch->flags |= TCQ_F_DEQUEUE_DROPS;
+	hrtimer_setup(&q->pi2_timer, dualpi2_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
+		      HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED_SOFT);
 
 	q->l_queue = qdisc_create_dflt(sch->dev_queue, &pfifo_qdisc_ops,
 				       TC_H_MAKE(sch->handle, 1), extack);
@@ -950,8 +952,6 @@ static int dualpi2_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 
 	q->sch = sch;
 	dualpi2_reset_default(sch);
-	hrtimer_setup(&q->pi2_timer, dualpi2_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
-		      HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED_SOFT);
 
 	if (opt && nla_len(opt)) {
 		err = dualpi2_change(sch, opt, extack);