diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
index 9cfe1fd98c3078..f17da67a4622ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
@@ -748,21 +748,21 @@ void ocelot_get_txtstamp(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->tx_skbs.lock, flags);
 
-		/* Next ts */
-		ocelot_write(ocelot, SYS_PTP_NXT_PTP_NXT, SYS_PTP_NXT);
+		/* Get the h/w timestamp */
+		ocelot_get_hwtimestamp(ocelot, &ts);
 
 		if (unlikely(!skb_match))
 			continue;
 
-		/* Get the h/w timestamp */
-		ocelot_get_hwtimestamp(ocelot, &ts);
-
 		/* Set the timestamp into the skb */
 		memset(&shhwtstamps, 0, sizeof(shhwtstamps));
 		shhwtstamps.hwtstamp = ktime_set(ts.tv_sec, ts.tv_nsec);
 		skb_tstamp_tx(skb_match, &shhwtstamps);
 
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb_match);
+
+		/* Next ts */
+		ocelot_write(ocelot, SYS_PTP_NXT_PTP_NXT, SYS_PTP_NXT);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ocelot_get_txtstamp);