diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index ce395fe..cdb9588 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@
 	netif_dbg(dev, rx_status, dev->net, "< rx, len %zu, type 0x%x\n",
 		  skb->len + sizeof (struct ethhdr), skb->protocol);
 	memset (skb->cb, 0, sizeof (struct skb_data));
+
+	if (skb_defer_rx_timestamp(skb))
+		return;
+
 	status = netif_rx (skb);
 	if (status != NET_RX_SUCCESS)
 		netif_dbg(dev, rx_err, dev->net,
@@ -1053,6 +1057,8 @@
 	unsigned long		flags;
 	int retval;
 
+	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
+
 	// some devices want funky USB-level framing, for
 	// win32 driver (usually) and/or hardware quirks
 	if (info->tx_fixup) {