diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq.c b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
index a366e4c9413a..4808713c73b9 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
@@ -128,6 +128,28 @@ static bool fq_flow_is_detached(const struct fq_flow *f)
 	return f->next == &detached;
 }
 
+static bool fq_flow_is_throttled(const struct fq_flow *f)
+{
+	return f->next == &throttled;
+}
+
+static void fq_flow_add_tail(struct fq_flow_head *head, struct fq_flow *flow)
+{
+	if (head->first)
+		head->last->next = flow;
+	else
+		head->first = flow;
+	head->last = flow;
+	flow->next = NULL;
+}
+
+static void fq_flow_unset_throttled(struct fq_sched_data *q, struct fq_flow *f)
+{
+	rb_erase(&f->rate_node, &q->delayed);
+	q->throttled_flows--;
+	fq_flow_add_tail(&q->old_flows, f);
+}
+
 static void fq_flow_set_throttled(struct fq_sched_data *q, struct fq_flow *f)
 {
 	struct rb_node **p = &q->delayed.rb_node, *parent = NULL;
@@ -155,15 +177,6 @@ static void fq_flow_set_throttled(struct fq_sched_data *q, struct fq_flow *f)
 
 static struct kmem_cache *fq_flow_cachep __read_mostly;
 
-static void fq_flow_add_tail(struct fq_flow_head *head, struct fq_flow *flow)
-{
-	if (head->first)
-		head->last->next = flow;
-	else
-		head->first = flow;
-	head->last = flow;
-	flow->next = NULL;
-}
 
 /* limit number of collected flows per round */
 #define FQ_GC_MAX 8
@@ -267,6 +280,8 @@ static struct fq_flow *fq_classify(struct sk_buff *skb, struct fq_sched_data *q)
 				     f->socket_hash != sk->sk_hash)) {
 				f->credit = q->initial_quantum;
 				f->socket_hash = sk->sk_hash;
+				if (fq_flow_is_throttled(f))
+					fq_flow_unset_throttled(q, f);
 				f->time_next_packet = 0ULL;
 			}
 			return f;
@@ -438,9 +453,7 @@ static void fq_check_throttled(struct fq_sched_data *q, u64 now)
 			q->time_next_delayed_flow = f->time_next_packet;
 			break;
 		}
-		rb_erase(p, &q->delayed);
-		q->throttled_flows--;
-		fq_flow_add_tail(&q->old_flows, f);
+		fq_flow_unset_throttled(q, f);
 	}
 }