diff --git a/services/usb/java/com/android/server/usb/UsbDirectMidiDevice.java b/services/usb/java/com/android/server/usb/UsbDirectMidiDevice.java
index 394d6e774aa13..0dcf8ce961925 100644
--- a/services/usb/java/com/android/server/usb/UsbDirectMidiDevice.java
+++ b/services/usb/java/com/android/server/usb/UsbDirectMidiDevice.java
@@ -379,8 +379,6 @@ public final class UsbDirectMidiDevice implements Closeable {
                                     Log.w(TAG, "input thread interrupted");
                                     break;
                                 }
-                                // Record time of event immediately after waking.
-                                long timestamp = System.nanoTime();
                                 final ByteBuffer byteBuffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(inputBuffer);
                                 if (!request.queue(byteBuffer)) {
                                     Log.w(TAG, "Cannot queue request");
@@ -396,6 +394,9 @@ public final class UsbDirectMidiDevice implements Closeable {
                                     continue;
                                 }
 
+                                // Record time of event after receiving response.
+                                long timestamp = System.nanoTime();
+
                                 int bytesRead = byteBuffer.position();
 
                                 if (bytesRead > 0) {