diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
index c696da89962f..b23027874cc4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
@@ -1937,11 +1937,6 @@ static int am65_cpsw_init_cpts(struct am65_cpsw_common *common)
 		int ret = PTR_ERR(cpts);
 
 		of_node_put(node);
-		if (ret == -EOPNOTSUPP) {
-			dev_info(dev, "cpts disabled\n");
-			return 0;
-		}
-
 		dev_err(dev, "cpts create err %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -2919,6 +2914,7 @@ static int am65_cpsw_nuss_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 err_free_phylink:
 	am65_cpsw_nuss_phylink_cleanup(common);
+	am65_cpts_release(common->cpts);
 err_of_clear:
 	of_platform_device_destroy(common->mdio_dev, NULL);
 err_pm_clear:
@@ -2947,6 +2943,7 @@ static int am65_cpsw_nuss_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 */
 	am65_cpsw_nuss_cleanup_ndev(common);
 	am65_cpsw_nuss_phylink_cleanup(common);
+	am65_cpts_release(common->cpts);
 	am65_cpsw_disable_serdes_phy(common);
 
 	of_platform_device_destroy(common->mdio_dev, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpts.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpts.c
index bf0f74b20ba6..16ee9c29cb35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpts.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpts.c
@@ -1052,14 +1052,13 @@ static int am65_cpts_of_parse(struct am65_cpts *cpts, struct device_node *node)
 	return cpts_of_mux_clk_setup(cpts, node);
 }
 
-static void am65_cpts_release(void *data)
+void am65_cpts_release(struct am65_cpts *cpts)
 {
-	struct am65_cpts *cpts = data;
-
 	ptp_clock_unregister(cpts->ptp_clock);
 	am65_cpts_disable(cpts);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(cpts->refclk);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(am65_cpts_release);
 
 struct am65_cpts *am65_cpts_create(struct device *dev, void __iomem *regs,
 				   struct device_node *node)
@@ -1139,18 +1138,12 @@ struct am65_cpts *am65_cpts_create(struct device *dev, void __iomem *regs,
 	}
 	cpts->phc_index = ptp_clock_index(cpts->ptp_clock);
 
-	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, am65_cpts_release, cpts);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to add ptpclk reset action %d", ret);
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
-	}
-
 	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, cpts->irq, NULL,
 					am65_cpts_interrupt,
 					IRQF_ONESHOT, dev_name(dev), cpts);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(cpts->dev, "error attaching irq %d\n", ret);
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+		goto reset_ptpclk;
 	}
 
 	dev_info(dev, "CPTS ver 0x%08x, freq:%u, add_val:%u pps:%d\n",
@@ -1159,6 +1152,8 @@ struct am65_cpts *am65_cpts_create(struct device *dev, void __iomem *regs,
 
 	return cpts;
 
+reset_ptpclk:
+	am65_cpts_release(cpts);
 refclk_disable:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(cpts->refclk);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpts.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpts.h
index bd08f4b2edd2..6e14df0be113 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpts.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpts.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct am65_cpts_estf_cfg {
 };
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TI_K3_AM65_CPTS)
+void am65_cpts_release(struct am65_cpts *cpts);
 struct am65_cpts *am65_cpts_create(struct device *dev, void __iomem *regs,
 				   struct device_node *node);
 int am65_cpts_phc_index(struct am65_cpts *cpts);
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ void am65_cpts_estf_disable(struct am65_cpts *cpts, int idx);
 void am65_cpts_suspend(struct am65_cpts *cpts);
 void am65_cpts_resume(struct am65_cpts *cpts);
 #else
+static inline void am65_cpts_release(struct am65_cpts *cpts)
+{
+}
+
 static inline struct am65_cpts *am65_cpts_create(struct device *dev,
 						 void __iomem *regs,
 						 struct device_node *node)