diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 30bf8a167fc8..482e90c61850 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1334,6 +1334,7 @@ ctnetlink_create_conntrack(struct net *net, u16 zone,
 	struct nf_conn *ct;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
+	struct nf_conn_tstamp *tstamp;
 
 	ct = nf_conntrack_alloc(net, zone, otuple, rtuple, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (IS_ERR(ct))
@@ -1451,6 +1452,9 @@ ctnetlink_create_conntrack(struct net *net, u16 zone,
 		__set_bit(IPS_EXPECTED_BIT, &ct->status);
 		ct->master = master_ct;
 	}
+	tstamp = nf_conn_tstamp_find(ct);
+	if (tstamp)
+		tstamp->start = ktime_to_ns(ktime_get_real());
 
 	add_timer(&ct->timeout);
 	nf_conntrack_hash_insert(ct);