}
 
        memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES
+       if (unlikely(req->cookie_ts))
+               TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->when = cookie_init_timestamp(req);
+       else
+#endif
        TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->when = tcp_time_stamp;
        tcp_header_size = tcp_synack_options(sk, req, mss,
                                             skb, &opts, &md5) +
 
        /* RFC1323: The window in SYN & SYN/ACK segments is never scaled. */
        th->window = htons(min(req->rcv_wnd, 65535U));
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES
-       if (unlikely(req->cookie_ts))
-               TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->when = cookie_init_timestamp(req);
-       else
-#endif
        tcp_options_write((__be32 *)(th + 1), tp, &opts, &md5_hash_location);
        th->doff = (tcp_header_size >> 2);
        TCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), TCP_MIB_OUTSEGS);