diff --git a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
index 1b7d2c1c34b6f05a416a132a6a3ce101d49da75c..77dc6abe186765789cd77db04def9155a15ebfba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -840,6 +840,8 @@ static int txq_submit_skb(struct tx_queue *txq, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	__skb_queue_tail(&txq->tx_skb, skb);
 
+	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
+
 	/* ensure all other descriptors are written before first cmd_sts */
 	wmb();
 	desc->cmd_sts = cmd_sts;