diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index bcd697c4b08a..06ef5a32a893 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7108,9 +7108,10 @@ netdev_tx_t ixgbe_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		tx_flags |= IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_SW_VLAN;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP &&
-		     !test_and_set_bit_lock(__IXGBE_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS,
-					    &adapter->state))) {
+	if (unlikely(skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP) &&
+	    adapter->ptp_clock &&
+	    !test_and_set_bit_lock(__IXGBE_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS,
+				   &adapter->state)) {
 		skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags |= SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS;
 		tx_flags |= IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_TSTAMP;