diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 553fa469d7cc..d5ebb1d927ea 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -1458,10 +1458,11 @@ static int __try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer, bool shutdown)
 
 	base = lock_timer_base(timer, &flags);
 
-	if (base->running_timer != timer)
+	if (base->running_timer != timer) {
 		ret = detach_if_pending(timer, base, true);
-	if (shutdown)
-		timer->function = NULL;
+		if (shutdown)
+			timer->function = NULL;
+	}
 
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&base->lock, flags);