diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index acc417b5a9b7..f682091fa890 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -325,9 +325,10 @@ static int timekeeping_suspend(struct sys_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	timekeeping_suspend_time = read_persistent_clock();
+
 	write_seqlock_irqsave(&xtime_lock, flags);
 	timekeeping_suspended = 1;
-	timekeeping_suspend_time = read_persistent_clock();
 	write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&xtime_lock, flags);
 
 	clockevents_notify(CLOCK_EVT_NOTIFY_SUSPEND, NULL);