diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index dd08493fc719b..39831a6c02b6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -5153,6 +5153,8 @@ static int igc_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	device_set_wakeup_enable(&adapter->pdev->dev,
 				 adapter->flags & IGC_FLAG_WOL_SUPPORTED);
 
+	igc_ptp_init(adapter);
+
 	/* reset the hardware with the new settings */
 	igc_reset(adapter);
 
@@ -5169,9 +5171,6 @@ static int igc_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	 /* carrier off reporting is important to ethtool even BEFORE open */
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 
-	/* do hw tstamp init after resetting */
-	igc_ptp_init(adapter);
-
 	/* Check if Media Autosense is enabled */
 	adapter->ei = *ei;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ptp.c
index 3dda5bd05cc63..f78e9acb801fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ptp.c
@@ -497,8 +497,6 @@ void igc_ptp_init(struct igc_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->tstamp_config.rx_filter = HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE;
 	adapter->tstamp_config.tx_type = HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF;
 
-	igc_ptp_reset(adapter);
-
 	adapter->ptp_clock = ptp_clock_register(&adapter->ptp_caps,
 						&adapter->pdev->dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(adapter->ptp_clock)) {