diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c
index c00b8e522c5a..a2c5a7ba0c6f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ static int __nf_conncount_add(struct net *net,
 
 		nf_ct_put(found_ct);
 	}
+	list->last_gc = (u32)jiffies;
 
 add_new_node:
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(list->count > INT_MAX)) {
@@ -248,7 +249,6 @@ static int __nf_conncount_add(struct net *net,
 	conn->jiffies32 = (u32)jiffies;
 	list_add_tail(&conn->node, &list->head);
 	list->count++;
-	list->last_gc = (u32)jiffies;
 
 out_put:
 	if (refcounted)