diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c
index 818f0b8c2772..dcf6011b136c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macb.c
@@ -670,6 +670,8 @@ static int macb_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	entry = NEXT_TX(entry);
 	bp->tx_head = entry;
 
+	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
+
 	macb_writel(bp, NCR, macb_readl(bp, NCR) | MACB_BIT(TSTART));
 
 	if (TX_BUFFS_AVAIL(bp) < 1)