diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 4aa419487ced1fb2d12a65c5b4eeccb262f4f1fd..27c358c8f4dcc496fd01e841c35b74a9307cbb05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -5154,6 +5154,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t rtl8169_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	netdev_sent_queue(dev, skb->len);
 
+	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
+
 	wmb();
 
 	/* Anti gcc 2.95.3 bugware (sic) */