diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index b62127118fc8..6ab415aa15c4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -2343,6 +2343,8 @@ void wake_up_new_task(struct task_struct *p)
 	struct rq *rq;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&p->pi_lock, flags);
+	/* Initialize new task's runnable average */
+	init_entity_runnable_average(&p->se);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	/*
 	 * Fork balancing, do it here and not earlier because:
@@ -2352,8 +2354,6 @@ void wake_up_new_task(struct task_struct *p)
 	set_task_cpu(p, select_task_rq(p, task_cpu(p), SD_BALANCE_FORK, 0));
 #endif
 
-	/* Initialize new task's runnable average */
-	init_entity_runnable_average(&p->se);
 	rq = __task_rq_lock(p);
 	activate_task(rq, p, 0);
 	p->on_rq = TASK_ON_RQ_QUEUED;