diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
index eb0f80ce8524d4..e28f8b723b5c17 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ static inline void __mwaitx(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ebx,
 
 static inline void __sti_mwait(unsigned long eax, unsigned long ecx)
 {
-	mds_idle_clear_cpu_buffers();
-
 	trace_hardirqs_on();
+
+	mds_idle_clear_cpu_buffers();
 	/* "mwait %eax, %ecx;" */
 	asm volatile("sti; .byte 0x0f, 0x01, 0xc9;"
 		     :: "a" (eax), "c" (ecx));