diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 4e1a7dba7c4a..087e14a3fba7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -1377,11 +1377,11 @@ static netdev_tx_t ravb_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 
 		/* TAG and timestamp required flag */
 		skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags |= SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS;
-		skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
 		desc->tagh_tsr = (ts_skb->tag >> 4) | TX_TSR;
 		desc->ds_tagl |= le16_to_cpu(ts_skb->tag << 12);
 	}
 
+	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
 	/* Descriptor type must be set after all the above writes */
 	dma_wmb();
 	desc->die_dt = DT_FEND;