diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/KafkaMessageListenerContainer.java b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/KafkaMessageListenerContainer.java
index 85d20de2..a07104d7 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/KafkaMessageListenerContainer.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/listener/KafkaMessageListenerContainer.java
@@ -888,7 +888,6 @@ public class KafkaMessageListenerContainer<K, V> // NOSONAR line count
 			while (isRunning()) {
 				try {
 					pollAndInvoke();
-					idleBetweenPollIfNecessary();
 				}
 				catch (@SuppressWarnings(UNUSED) WakeupException e) {
 					// Ignore, we're stopping or applying immediate foreign acks
@@ -929,6 +928,7 @@ public class KafkaMessageListenerContainer<K, V> // NOSONAR line count
 			if (!this.autoCommit && !this.isRecordAck) {
 				processCommits();
 			}
+			idleBetweenPollIfNecessary();
 			if (this.seeks.size() > 0) {
 				processSeeks();
 			}