diff --git a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.cc b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.cc
index 9bb66e2a33..1ab225f0e9 100644
--- a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.cc
+++ b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.cc
@@ -164,11 +164,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Packet> build_inner_packet(Packet* outer_pkt, int* encap_index,
     uint32_t consumed_len = outer_pkt->cap_len - inner_cap_len;
     uint32_t inner_wire_len = outer_pkt->len - consumed_len;
 
-    pkt_timeval ts;
-    ts.tv_sec = static_cast<time_t>(run_state::current_timestamp);
-    ts.tv_usec = static_cast<suseconds_t>((run_state::current_timestamp - static_cast<double>(ts.tv_sec)) * 1000000);
-
-    auto inner_pkt = std::make_unique<Packet>(link_type, &ts, inner_cap_len, inner_wire_len, data);
+    auto inner_pkt = std::make_unique<Packet>(link_type, &outer_pkt->ts, inner_cap_len, inner_wire_len, data);
 
     *encap_index = 0;
     if ( outer_pkt->session ) {
diff --git a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.h b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.h
index ea7a10a357..e1e5510311 100644
--- a/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.h
+++ b/src/packet_analysis/protocol/iptunnel/IPTunnel.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ protected:
  * The wire length (pkt->len) of the inner packet is computed based on the wire length
  * of the outer packet and the differences in capture lengths.
  *
+ * The inner packet's timestamp is set to the same value as the outer packet's timestamp.
+ *
  * @param outer_pkt The packet containing the encapsulation. This packet should contain
  * @param encap_index A return value for the current index into the encapsulation stack.
  * This is returned to allow analyzers to know what point in the stack they were operating