diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 53bef2aae3782..a855e41bbe392 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3724,7 +3724,7 @@ static inline int __dev_xmit_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *q,
 	 * sent after the qdisc owner is scheduled again. To prevent this
 	 * scenario the task always serialize on the lock.
 	 */
-	contended = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) || qdisc_is_running(q);
+	contended = qdisc_is_running(q) || IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT);
 	if (unlikely(contended))
 		spin_lock(&q->busylock);