diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index c1764e4..1085e65 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -711,9 +711,8 @@
 	err = memcpy_fromiovec(skb_put(skb, size), msg->msg_iov, size);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto free_skb;
-	err = sock_tx_timestamp(sk, &skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto free_skb;
+
+	sock_tx_timestamp(sk, &skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags);
 
 	skb->dev = dev;
 	skb->sk  = sk;