diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 25c802344356..639a753266e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -915,8 +915,6 @@ static int stmmac_init_ptp(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	priv->hwts_tx_en = 0;
 	priv->hwts_rx_en = 0;
 
-	stmmac_ptp_register(priv);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3242,7 +3240,7 @@ static int stmmac_fpe_start_wq(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 /**
  * stmmac_hw_setup - setup mac in a usable state.
  *  @dev : pointer to the device structure.
- *  @init_ptp: initialize PTP if set
+ *  @ptp_register: register PTP if set
  *  Description:
  *  this is the main function to setup the HW in a usable state because the
  *  dma engine is reset, the core registers are configured (e.g. AXI,
@@ -3252,7 +3250,7 @@ static int stmmac_fpe_start_wq(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
  *  0 on success and an appropriate (-)ve integer as defined in errno.h
  *  file on failure.
  */
-static int stmmac_hw_setup(struct net_device *dev, bool init_ptp)
+static int stmmac_hw_setup(struct net_device *dev, bool ptp_register)
 {
 	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u32 rx_cnt = priv->plat->rx_queues_to_use;
@@ -3309,13 +3307,13 @@ static int stmmac_hw_setup(struct net_device *dev, bool init_ptp)
 
 	stmmac_mmc_setup(priv);
 
-	if (init_ptp) {
-		ret = stmmac_init_ptp(priv);
-		if (ret == -EOPNOTSUPP)
-			netdev_warn(priv->dev, "PTP not supported by HW\n");
-		else if (ret)
-			netdev_warn(priv->dev, "PTP init failed\n");
-	}
+	ret = stmmac_init_ptp(priv);
+	if (ret == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+		netdev_warn(priv->dev, "PTP not supported by HW\n");
+	else if (ret)
+		netdev_warn(priv->dev, "PTP init failed\n");
+	else if (ptp_register)
+		stmmac_ptp_register(priv);
 
 	priv->eee_tw_timer = STMMAC_DEFAULT_TWT_LS;