diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index c61a7949387f..fc965eae0e87 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ int try_to_del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
 	if (base->running_timer == timer)
 		goto out;
 
+	timer_stats_timer_clear_start_info(timer);
 	ret = 0;
 	if (timer_pending(timer)) {
 		detach_timer(timer, 1);