diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 1ad6e2aa1dc8..05f66a24da2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -6298,6 +6298,8 @@ netdev_tx_t ixgbe_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		tx_flags |= IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_SW_VLAN;
 	}
 
+	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IXGBE_PTP
 	if (unlikely(skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP)) {
 		skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags |= SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS;