diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
index 7c2dabb8cefccfaf73a15a53e8cbc086d0af0e9a..6a9a63bcb40876b2a15df849eaea94baa6faf85e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@ static void pch_tx_timestamp(
 	u32 cnt, val;
 
 	shtx = skb_shinfo(skb);
-	if (unlikely(shtx->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP && adapter->hwts_tx_en))
-		shtx->tx_flags |= SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS;
-	else
+	if (likely(!(shtx->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP && adapter->hwts_tx_en)))
 		return;
 
+	shtx->tx_flags |= SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS;
+
 	/* Get ieee1588's dev information */
 	pdev = adapter->ptp_pdev;