diff --git a/include/linux/hrtimer.h b/include/linux/hrtimer.h
index ff037f0..9bace4b 100644
--- a/include/linux/hrtimer.h
+++ b/include/linux/hrtimer.h
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ extern void timer_stats_update_stats(void *timer, pid_t pid, void *startf,
 
 static inline void timer_stats_account_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
-	if (likely(!timer->start_site))
+	if (likely(!timer_stats_active))
 		return;
 	timer_stats_update_stats(timer, timer->start_pid, timer->start_site,
 				 timer->function, timer->start_comm, 0);
@@ -457,8 +457,6 @@ extern void __timer_stats_hrtimer_set_start_info(struct hrtimer *timer,
 
 static inline void timer_stats_hrtimer_set_start_info(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
-	if (likely(!timer_stats_active))
-		return;
 	__timer_stats_hrtimer_set_start_info(timer, __builtin_return_address(0));
 }