diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index c562cb965e74..bc94df0140bf 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -735,12 +735,6 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	/* In sequence, PAWS is OK. */
 
-	/* TODO: We probably should defer ts_recent change once
-	 * we take ownership of @req.
-	 */
-	if (tmp_opt.saw_tstamp && !after(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_nxt))
-		WRITE_ONCE(req->ts_recent, tmp_opt.rcv_tsval);
-
 	if (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq == tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_isn) {
 		/* Truncate SYN, it is out of window starting
 		   at tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_isn + 1. */
@@ -789,6 +783,10 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!child)
 		goto listen_overflow;
 
+	if (own_req && tmp_opt.saw_tstamp &&
+	    !after(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_nxt))
+		tcp_sk(child)->rx_opt.ts_recent = tmp_opt.rcv_tsval;
+
 	if (own_req && rsk_drop_req(req)) {
 		reqsk_queue_removed(&inet_csk(req->rsk_listener)->icsk_accept_queue, req);
 		inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop_and_put(req->rsk_listener, req);