diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index cd20409..1fdffa20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -4980,8 +4980,6 @@
 	first->bytecount = skb->len;
 	first->gso_segs = 1;
 
-	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
-
 	if (unlikely(skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP)) {
 		struct igb_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(tx_ring->netdev);
 
@@ -4996,6 +4994,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
+
 	if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb)) {
 		tx_flags |= IGB_TX_FLAGS_VLAN;
 		tx_flags |= (vlan_tx_tag_get(skb) << IGB_TX_FLAGS_VLAN_SHIFT);