diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index 152dbbe8fd31..447d3e836a24 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -748,9 +748,9 @@ deliver:
 				if (err != NET_XMIT_SUCCESS) {
 					if (net_xmit_drop_count(err))
 						qdisc_qstats_drop(sch);
-					qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(sch, 1, pkt_len);
 					sch->qstats.backlog -= pkt_len;
 					sch->q.qlen--;
+					qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(sch, 1, pkt_len);
 				}
 				goto tfifo_dequeue;
 			}