diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ptp.c
index 295d27f33104..179e1d74661d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ptp.c
@@ -1195,18 +1195,6 @@ void igb_ptp_init(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_init(&adapter->tmreg_lock);
-	INIT_WORK(&adapter->ptp_tx_work, igb_ptp_tx_work);
-
-	if (adapter->ptp_flags & IGB_PTP_OVERFLOW_CHECK)
-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&adapter->ptp_overflow_work,
-				  igb_ptp_overflow_check);
-
-	adapter->tstamp_config.rx_filter = HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE;
-	adapter->tstamp_config.tx_type = HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF;
-
-	igb_ptp_reset(adapter);
-
 	adapter->ptp_clock = ptp_clock_register(&adapter->ptp_caps,
 						&adapter->pdev->dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(adapter->ptp_clock)) {
@@ -1216,6 +1204,18 @@ void igb_ptp_init(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
 		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "added PHC on %s\n",
 			 adapter->netdev->name);
 		adapter->ptp_flags |= IGB_PTP_ENABLED;
+
+		spin_lock_init(&adapter->tmreg_lock);
+		INIT_WORK(&adapter->ptp_tx_work, igb_ptp_tx_work);
+
+		if (adapter->ptp_flags & IGB_PTP_OVERFLOW_CHECK)
+			INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&adapter->ptp_overflow_work,
+					  igb_ptp_overflow_check);
+
+		adapter->tstamp_config.rx_filter = HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE;
+		adapter->tstamp_config.tx_type = HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF;
+
+		igb_ptp_reset(adapter);
 	}
 }