diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index 3bf4b12ec5b7..d0fe6a20a9c9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ static void task_non_contending(struct task_struct *p)
 				sub_rq_bw(&p->dl, &rq->dl);
 			raw_spin_lock(&dl_b->lock);
 			__dl_sub(dl_b, p->dl.dl_bw, dl_bw_cpus(task_cpu(p)));
-			__dl_clear_params(p);
 			raw_spin_unlock(&dl_b->lock);
+			__dl_clear_params(p);
 		}
 
 		return;