diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/selector_spreading.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/selector_spreading.go
index 66bca63536a..9de1bd392c2 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/selector_spreading.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/selector_spreading.go
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ func NewServiceAntiAffinityPriority(podLister algorithm.PodLister, serviceLister
 // The label to be considered is provided to the struct (ServiceAntiAffinity).
 func (s *ServiceAntiAffinity) CalculateAntiAffinityPriority(pod *api.Pod, nodeNameToInfo map[string]*schedulercache.NodeInfo, nodeLister algorithm.NodeLister) (schedulerapi.HostPriorityList, error) {
 	var nsServicePods []*api.Pod
+	nodes, err := nodeLister.List()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	if services, err := s.serviceLister.GetPodServices(pod); err == nil {
 		// just use the first service and get the other pods within the service
@@ -212,11 +216,6 @@ func (s *ServiceAntiAffinity) CalculateAntiAffinityPriority(pod *api.Pod, nodeNa
 		}
 	}
 
-	nodes, err := nodeLister.List()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	// separate out the nodes that have the label from the ones that don't
 	otherNodes := []string{}
 	labeledNodes := map[string]string{}