diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
index c1d1673c5749..b565189e5913 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t aq_ndev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *nd
 	}
 #endif
 
-	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
 	return aq_nic_xmit(aq_nic, skb);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
index 71e50fc65c14..b0994bd05874 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
@@ -898,6 +898,8 @@ int aq_nic_xmit(struct aq_nic_s *self, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	frags = aq_nic_map_skb(self, skb, ring);
 
+	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
+
 	if (likely(frags)) {
 		err = self->aq_hw_ops->hw_ring_tx_xmit(self->aq_hw,
 						       ring, frags);