return "unknown";
 }
 
-static void
+static unsigned long
 cs_read_cmsg(int fd, struct msghdr *msg, char *cbuf, size_t cbuf_sz)
 {
        struct sock_extended_err *see;
        struct scm_timestamping *ts;
+       unsigned long ts_seen = 0;
        struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
        int i, err;
 
        if (!opt.ts.ena)
-               return;
+               return 0;
        msg->msg_control = cbuf;
        msg->msg_controllen = cbuf_sz;
 
                        printf(" %5s ts%d %lluus\n",
                               cs_ts_info2str(see->ee_info),
                               i, rel_time);
+                       ts_seen |= 1 << see->ee_info;
                }
        }
+
+       return ts_seen;
 }
 
 static void ca_set_sockopts(int fd)
        err = ERN_SUCCESS;
 
        if (opt.ts.ena) {
-               /* Make sure all timestamps have time to loop back */
-               usleep(opt.txtime.delay);
+               unsigned long seen;
+               int i;
 
-               cs_read_cmsg(fd, &msg, cbuf, sizeof(cbuf));
+               /* Make sure all timestamps have time to loop back */
+               for (i = 0; i < 40; i++) {
+                       seen = cs_read_cmsg(fd, &msg, cbuf, sizeof(cbuf));
+                       if (seen & (1 << SCM_TSTAMP_SND))
+                               break;
+                       usleep(opt.txtime.delay / 20);
+               }
        }
 
 err_out: