diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c
index ce1610f240a4..e8e11c32cfda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-core.c
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ static void mcp251xfd_chip_stop(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv,
 
 	mcp251xfd_chip_interrupts_disable(priv);
 	mcp251xfd_chip_rx_int_disable(priv);
+	mcp251xfd_timestamp_stop(priv);
 	mcp251xfd_chip_sleep(priv);
 }
 
@@ -763,6 +764,8 @@ static int mcp251xfd_chip_start(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_chip_stop;
 
+	mcp251xfd_timestamp_start(priv);
+
 	err = mcp251xfd_set_bittiming(priv);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_chip_stop;
@@ -1611,11 +1614,12 @@ static int mcp251xfd_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_mcp251xfd_ring_free;
 
+	mcp251xfd_timestamp_init(priv);
+
 	err = mcp251xfd_chip_start(priv);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_transceiver_disable;
 
-	mcp251xfd_timestamp_init(priv);
 	clear_bit(MCP251XFD_FLAGS_DOWN, priv->flags);
 	can_rx_offload_enable(&priv->offload);
 
@@ -1649,7 +1653,6 @@ out_destroy_workqueue:
 out_can_rx_offload_disable:
 	can_rx_offload_disable(&priv->offload);
 	set_bit(MCP251XFD_FLAGS_DOWN, priv->flags);
-	mcp251xfd_timestamp_stop(priv);
 out_transceiver_disable:
 	mcp251xfd_transceiver_disable(priv);
 out_mcp251xfd_ring_free:
@@ -1675,7 +1678,6 @@ static int mcp251xfd_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 	free_irq(ndev->irq, priv);
 	destroy_workqueue(priv->wq);
 	can_rx_offload_disable(&priv->offload);
-	mcp251xfd_timestamp_stop(priv);
 	mcp251xfd_chip_stop(priv, CAN_STATE_STOPPED);
 	mcp251xfd_transceiver_disable(priv);
 	mcp251xfd_ring_free(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-timestamp.c b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-timestamp.c
index 712e09186987..7bbf4603038b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-timestamp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-timestamp.c
@@ -58,9 +58,12 @@ void mcp251xfd_timestamp_init(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
 	cc->shift = 1;
 	cc->mult = clocksource_hz2mult(priv->can.clock.freq, cc->shift);
 
-	timecounter_init(&priv->tc, &priv->cc, ktime_get_real_ns());
-
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->timestamp, mcp251xfd_timestamp_work);
+}
+
+void mcp251xfd_timestamp_start(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
+{
+	timecounter_init(&priv->tc, &priv->cc, ktime_get_real_ns());
 	schedule_delayed_work(&priv->timestamp,
 			      MCP251XFD_TIMESTAMP_WORK_DELAY_SEC * HZ);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h
index b35bfebd23f2..d6f6b3182e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h
@@ -954,6 +954,7 @@ int mcp251xfd_handle_tefif(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv);
 void mcp251xfd_skb_set_timestamp(const struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv,
 				 struct sk_buff *skb, u32 timestamp);
 void mcp251xfd_timestamp_init(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv);
+void mcp251xfd_timestamp_start(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv);
 void mcp251xfd_timestamp_stop(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv);
 
 void mcp251xfd_tx_obj_write_sync(struct work_struct *work);