diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/backend/queue/scheduling_queue.go b/pkg/scheduler/backend/queue/scheduling_queue.go
index d1b83fe6dd8..71fcbffffb3 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/backend/queue/scheduling_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/backend/queue/scheduling_queue.go
@@ -417,12 +417,10 @@ func (p *PriorityQueue) isPodWorthRequeuing(logger klog.Logger, pInfo *framework
 		// that indicates that the event wants to be effective for the Pod only.
 		// Specifically, EventForceActivate could have a target Pod in newObj.
 		if newObj != nil {
-			if pod, ok := newObj.(*v1.Pod); ok && pod.UID == pInfo.Pod.UID {
-				logger.V(6).Info("Worth requeuing because the event is wildcard", "pod", klog.KObj(pInfo.Pod))
-				return queueAfterBackoff
+			if pod, ok := newObj.(*v1.Pod); !ok || pod.UID != pInfo.Pod.UID {
+				// This wildcard event is not for this Pod.
+				return queueSkip
 			}
-			// This wildcard event is not for this Pod.
-			return queueSkip
 		}
 
 		// If the wildcard event is special one as someone wants to force all Pods to move to activeQ/backoffQ.
@@ -620,10 +618,11 @@ func (p *PriorityQueue) Activate(logger klog.Logger, pods map[string]*v1.Pod) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// If this pod is in-flight, register the activation event so that the pod will be requeued when it comes back.
+		// If this pod is in-flight, register the activation event or update moveRequestCycle so that the pod will be requeued when it comes back.
 		// Specifically in the in-tree plugins, this is for the scenario with the preemption plugin
 		// where the async preemption API calls are all done or fail at some point before the Pod comes back to the queue.
 		p.activeQ.addEventsIfPodInFlight(nil, pod, []framework.ClusterEvent{framework.EventForceActivate})
+		p.moveRequestCycle = p.activeQ.schedulingCycle()
 	}
 
 	if activated {