diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 4801d96c4fa9..0edfd199937d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -8379,7 +8379,8 @@ netdev_tx_t ixgbe_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (unlikely(skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP) &&
 	    adapter->ptp_clock) {
-		if (!test_and_set_bit_lock(__IXGBE_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS,
+		if (adapter->tstamp_config.tx_type == HWTSTAMP_TX_ON &&
+		    !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;