diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
index 6aabd77d1cfdd5cddd34b55dc69699cae9956e57..564b9fc8efd3c8778ef8ba155cf17f79d92a9a80 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
@@ -250,10 +250,11 @@ cbq_classify(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch, int *qerr)
 			else if ((cl = defmap[res.classid & TC_PRIO_MAX]) == NULL)
 				cl = defmap[TC_PRIO_BESTEFFORT];
 
-			if (cl == NULL || cl->level >= head->level)
+			if (cl == NULL)
 				goto fallback;
 		}
-
+		if (cl->level >= head->level)
+			goto fallback;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
 		switch (result) {
 		case TC_ACT_QUEUED: