diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/cmsg_sender.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/cmsg_sender.c
index c79e65581dc3..161db24e3c40 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/cmsg_sender.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/cmsg_sender.c
@@ -333,16 +333,17 @@ static const char *cs_ts_info2str(unsigned int info)
 	return "unknown";
 }
 
-static void
+static unsigned long
 cs_read_cmsg(int fd, struct msghdr *msg, char *cbuf, size_t cbuf_sz)
 {
 	struct sock_extended_err *see;
 	struct scm_timestamping *ts;
+	unsigned long ts_seen = 0;
 	struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
 	int i, err;
 
 	if (!opt.ts.ena)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	msg->msg_control = cbuf;
 	msg->msg_controllen = cbuf_sz;
 
@@ -396,8 +397,11 @@ cs_read_cmsg(int fd, struct msghdr *msg, char *cbuf, size_t cbuf_sz)
 			printf(" %5s ts%d %lluus\n",
 			       cs_ts_info2str(see->ee_info),
 			       i, rel_time);
+			ts_seen |= 1 << see->ee_info;
 		}
 	}
+
+	return ts_seen;
 }
 
 static void ca_set_sockopts(int fd)
@@ -509,10 +513,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	err = ERN_SUCCESS;
 
 	if (opt.ts.ena) {
-		/* Make sure all timestamps have time to loop back */
-		usleep(opt.txtime.delay);
+		unsigned long seen;
+		int i;
 
-		cs_read_cmsg(fd, &msg, cbuf, sizeof(cbuf));
+		/* Make sure all timestamps have time to loop back */
+		for (i = 0; i < 40; i++) {
+			seen = cs_read_cmsg(fd, &msg, cbuf, sizeof(cbuf));
+			if (seen & (1 << SCM_TSTAMP_SND))
+				break;
+			usleep(opt.txtime.delay / 20);
+		}
 	}
 
 err_out: