diff --git a/src/defrag.c b/src/defrag.c
index 21e729046..6cc100aef 100644
--- a/src/defrag.c
+++ b/src/defrag.c
@@ -1554,12 +1554,6 @@ static int activeDefragTimeProc(struct aeEventLoop *eventLoop, long long id, voi
     monotime endtime = starttime + dutyCycleUs;
     int haveMoreWork = 1;
 
-    /* Increment server.cronloops so that run_with_period works. */
-    long hz_ms = 1000 / server.hz;
-    int cronloops = (server.mstime - server.blocked_last_cron + (hz_ms - 1)) / hz_ms; /* rounding up */
-    server.blocked_last_cron += cronloops * hz_ms;
-    server.cronloops += cronloops;
-
     mstime_t latency;
     latencyStartMonitor(latency);
 
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 3b343901e..78efab5bb 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1703,6 +1703,12 @@ void whileBlockedCron(void) {
     if (server.blocked_last_cron >= server.mstime)
         return;
 
+    /* Increment server.cronloops so that run_with_period works. */
+    long hz_ms = 1000 / server.hz;
+    int cronloops = (server.mstime - server.blocked_last_cron + (hz_ms - 1)) / hz_ms; /* rounding up */
+    server.blocked_last_cron += cronloops * hz_ms;
+    server.cronloops += cronloops;
+
     mstime_t latency;
     latencyStartMonitor(latency);