diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c
index 19f2c25b05a0..f0b506e562df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ mlx5e_txwqe_complete(struct mlx5e_txqsq *sq, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		u8 metadata_index = be32_to_cpu(eseg->flow_table_metadata);
 
 		mlx5e_skb_cb_hwtstamp_init(skb);
-		mlx5e_ptpsq_track_metadata(sq->ptpsq, metadata_index);
 		mlx5e_ptp_metadata_map_put(&sq->ptpsq->metadata_map, skb,
 					   metadata_index);
+		mlx5e_ptpsq_track_metadata(sq->ptpsq, metadata_index);
 		if (!netif_tx_queue_stopped(sq->txq) &&
 		    mlx5e_ptpsq_metadata_freelist_empty(sq->ptpsq)) {
 			netif_tx_stop_queue(sq->txq);