diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
index 880c5f16b29c..90801b6fe2b0 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
@@ -958,6 +958,7 @@ hfsc_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid, u32 parentid,
 
 	if (cl != NULL) {
 		int old_flags;
+		int len = 0;
 
 		if (parentid) {
 			if (cl->cl_parent &&
@@ -988,9 +989,13 @@ hfsc_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid, u32 parentid,
 		if (usc != NULL)
 			hfsc_change_usc(cl, usc, cur_time);
 
+		if (cl->qdisc->q.qlen != 0)
+			len = qdisc_peek_len(cl->qdisc);
+		/* Check queue length again since some qdisc implementations
+		 * (e.g., netem/codel) might empty the queue during the peek
+		 * operation.
+		 */
 		if (cl->qdisc->q.qlen != 0) {
-			int len = qdisc_peek_len(cl->qdisc);
-
 			if (cl->cl_flags & HFSC_RSC) {
 				if (old_flags & HFSC_RSC)
 					update_ed(cl, len);