diff --git a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/obligation_forest/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/obligation_forest/mod.rs
index c0193e9fa0c..adc38a01a9d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/obligation_forest/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/obligation_forest/mod.rs
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ fn inlined_mark_dependents_as_waiting(&self, node: &Node<O>) {
             let node = &self.nodes[index];
             let state = node.state.get();
             if state == NodeState::Success {
-                node.state.set(NodeState::Waiting);
                 // This call site is cold.
                 self.uninlined_mark_dependents_as_waiting(node);
             } else {
@@ -538,6 +537,8 @@ fn inlined_mark_dependents_as_waiting(&self, node: &Node<O>) {
     // This never-inlined function is for the cold call site.
     #[inline(never)]
     fn uninlined_mark_dependents_as_waiting(&self, node: &Node<O>) {
+        // Mark node Waiting in the cold uninlined code instead of the hot inlined
+        node.state.set(NodeState::Waiting);
         self.inlined_mark_dependents_as_waiting(node)
     }