diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 67996bd7fbf9..99a52aabe332 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -872,6 +872,7 @@ void xprt_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 		return;
 
 	req->rq_connect_cookie = xprt->connect_cookie;
+	req->rq_xtime = jiffies;
 	status = xprt->ops->send_request(task);
 	if (status == 0) {
 		dprintk("RPC: %5u xmit complete\n", task->tk_pid);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index ddbe981ab516..4486c59c3aca 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ static int xs_udp_send_request(struct rpc_task *task)
 				req->rq_svec->iov_base,
 				req->rq_svec->iov_len);
 
-	req->rq_xtime = jiffies;
 	status = xs_sendpages(transport->sock,
 			      xs_addr(xprt),
 			      xprt->addrlen, xdr,
@@ -671,7 +670,6 @@ static int xs_tcp_send_request(struct rpc_task *task)
 	 * to cope with writespace callbacks arriving _after_ we have
 	 * called sendmsg(). */
 	while (1) {
-		req->rq_xtime = jiffies;
 		status = xs_sendpages(transport->sock,
 					NULL, 0, xdr, req->rq_bytes_sent);