diff --git a/sched/sched/sched_processtimer.c b/sched/sched/sched_processtimer.c
index 7de2a4b58f..fc71746c73 100644
--- a/sched/sched/sched_processtimer.c
+++ b/sched/sched/sched_processtimer.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * sched/sched/sched_processtimer.c
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2007, 2009, 2014-2017 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007, 2009, 2014-2018 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ void sched_process_timer(void)
     }
 #endif
 
-  /* Process watchdogs */
-
-  wd_timer();
-
   /* Check if the currently executing task has exceeded its
    * timeslice.
    */
 
   sched_process_scheduler();
+
+  /* Process watchdogs */
+
+  wd_timer();
 }