diff --git a/block/blk-throttle.c b/block/blk-throttle.c
index e6a087de414d..413e668249cf 100644
--- a/block/blk-throttle.c
+++ b/block/blk-throttle.c
@@ -1955,8 +1955,7 @@ static bool throtl_tg_can_downgrade(struct throtl_grp *tg)
 	 * If cgroup is below low limit, consider downgrade and throttle other
 	 * cgroups
 	 */
-	if (time_after_eq(now, td->low_upgrade_time + td->throtl_slice) &&
-	    time_after_eq(now, tg_last_low_overflow_time(tg) +
+	if (time_after_eq(now, tg_last_low_overflow_time(tg) +
 					td->throtl_slice) &&
 	    (!throtl_tg_is_idle(tg) ||
 	     !list_empty(&tg_to_blkg(tg)->blkcg->css.children)))
@@ -1966,6 +1965,11 @@ static bool throtl_tg_can_downgrade(struct throtl_grp *tg)
 
 static bool throtl_hierarchy_can_downgrade(struct throtl_grp *tg)
 {
+	struct throtl_data *td = tg->td;
+
+	if (time_before(jiffies, td->low_upgrade_time + td->throtl_slice))
+		return false;
+
 	while (true) {
 		if (!throtl_tg_can_downgrade(tg))
 			return false;