diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 6c5c6b18eff4..dfe5d8047850 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1007,8 +1007,6 @@ set_sndbuf:
 		__sock_set_timestamps(sk, valbool, true, true);
 		break;
 	case SO_TIMESTAMPING_NEW:
-		sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_TSTAMP_NEW);
-		fallthrough;
 	case SO_TIMESTAMPING_OLD:
 		if (val & ~SOF_TIMESTAMPING_MASK) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -1037,16 +1035,14 @@ set_sndbuf:
 		}
 
 		sk->sk_tsflags = val;
+		sock_valbool_flag(sk, SOCK_TSTAMP_NEW, optname == SO_TIMESTAMPING_NEW);
+
 		if (val & SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE)
 			sock_enable_timestamp(sk,
 					      SOCK_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE);
-		else {
-			if (optname == SO_TIMESTAMPING_NEW)
-				sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_TSTAMP_NEW);
-
+		else
 			sock_disable_timestamp(sk,
 					       (1UL << SOCK_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE));
-		}
 		break;
 
 	case SO_RCVLOWAT: