diff --git a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
index b0ad7687ee2c..f52877164398 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ static int dump_schedule(struct sk_buff *msg,
        struct sched_entry *entry;
 
        if (nla_put_s64(msg, TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_SCHED_BASE_TIME,
-                       root->base_time, TCA_TAPRIO_PAD))
+                       root->base_time, TCA_TAPRIO_PAD) && root->base_time)
                return -1;
 
        if (nla_put_s64(msg, TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_SCHED_CYCLE_TIME,