diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index a9741faa960c..78ccfac0644e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -837,12 +837,8 @@ static bool __bnxt_tx_int(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_tx_ring_info *txr,
 		if (unlikely(is_ts_pkt)) {
 			if (BNXT_CHIP_P5(bp)) {
 				/* PTP worker takes ownership of the skb */
-				if (!bnxt_get_tx_ts_p5(bp, skb)) {
-					skb = NULL;
-				} else {
-					atomic64_inc(&bp->ptp_cfg->stats.ts_err);
-					atomic_inc(&bp->ptp_cfg->tx_avail);
-				}
+				bnxt_get_tx_ts_p5(bp, skb);
+				skb = NULL;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
index 8431cd0ed9e9..baf191959b13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
@@ -750,17 +750,12 @@ static long bnxt_ptp_ts_aux_work(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp_info)
 	return HZ;
 }
 
-int bnxt_get_tx_ts_p5(struct bnxt *bp, struct sk_buff *skb)
+void bnxt_get_tx_ts_p5(struct bnxt *bp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct bnxt_ptp_cfg *ptp = bp->ptp_cfg;
 
-	if (ptp->txts_req.tx_skb) {
-		netdev_err(bp->dev, "deferring skb:one SKB is still outstanding\n");
-		return -EBUSY;
-	}
 	ptp->txts_req.tx_skb = skb;
 	ptp_schedule_worker(ptp->ptp_clock, 0);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 int bnxt_get_rx_ts_p5(struct bnxt *bp, u64 *ts, u32 pkt_ts)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.h
index 90f1418211e9..ee1709cda47e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int bnxt_ptp_cfg_tstamp_filters(struct bnxt *bp);
 void bnxt_ptp_reapply_pps(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_hwtstamp_set(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr);
 int bnxt_hwtstamp_get(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr);
-int bnxt_get_tx_ts_p5(struct bnxt *bp, struct sk_buff *skb);
+void bnxt_get_tx_ts_p5(struct bnxt *bp, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int bnxt_get_rx_ts_p5(struct bnxt *bp, u64 *ts, u32 pkt_ts);
 void bnxt_tx_ts_cmp(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_napi *bnapi,
 		    struct tx_ts_cmp *tscmp);