diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
index e691705f0a85..ba4454ecdf0f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
@@ -356,11 +356,6 @@ static struct inet_frag_queue *inet_frag_alloc(struct netns_frags *nf,
 {
 	struct inet_frag_queue *q;
 
-	if (!nf->high_thresh || frag_mem_limit(nf) > nf->high_thresh) {
-		inet_frag_schedule_worker(f);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	q = kmem_cache_zalloc(f->frags_cachep, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!q)
 		return NULL;
@@ -397,6 +392,11 @@ struct inet_frag_queue *inet_frag_find(struct netns_frags *nf,
 	struct inet_frag_queue *q;
 	int depth = 0;
 
+	if (!nf->high_thresh || frag_mem_limit(nf) > nf->high_thresh) {
+		inet_frag_schedule_worker(f);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	if (frag_mem_limit(nf) > nf->low_thresh)
 		inet_frag_schedule_worker(f);