diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/txtimestamp.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/txtimestamp.c
index bcc14688661d..170be192f5c7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/txtimestamp.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/txtimestamp.c
@@ -206,12 +206,10 @@ static void __print_timestamp(const char *name, struct timespec *cur,
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }
 
-static void print_timestamp_usr(void)
+static void record_timestamp_usr(void)
 {
 	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts_usr))
 		error(1, errno, "clock_gettime");
-
-	__print_timestamp("  USR", &ts_usr, 0, 0);
 }
 
 static void print_timestamp(struct scm_timestamping *tss, int tstype,
@@ -599,8 +597,6 @@ static void do_test(int family, unsigned int report_opt)
 			fill_header_udp(buf + off, family == PF_INET);
 		}
 
-		print_timestamp_usr();
-
 		iov.iov_base = buf;
 		iov.iov_len = total_len;
 
@@ -655,10 +651,14 @@ static void do_test(int family, unsigned int report_opt)
 
 		}
 
+		record_timestamp_usr();
+
 		val = sendmsg(fd, &msg, 0);
 		if (val != total_len)
 			error(1, errno, "send");
 
+		__print_timestamp("  USR", &ts_usr, 0, 0);
+
 		/* wait for all errors to be queued, else ACKs arrive OOO */
 		if (cfg_sleep_usec)
 			usleep(cfg_sleep_usec);