diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index e4a8000d59ad..40a289f78d77 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	ipc6.hlimit = -1;
 	ipc6.tclass = -1;
 	ipc6.dontfrag = -1;
+	sockc.tsflags = sk->sk_tsflags;
 
 	/* destination address check */
 	if (sin6) {
@@ -1156,7 +1157,6 @@ do_udp_sendmsg:
 		fl6.flowi6_oif = np->sticky_pktinfo.ipi6_ifindex;
 
 	fl6.flowi6_mark = sk->sk_mark;
-	sockc.tsflags = sk->sk_tsflags;
 
 	if (msg->msg_controllen) {
 		opt = &opt_space;