diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 9fd1f77190ad0..fa2d1025cbb2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -838,9 +838,12 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto err_cleanup;
 
-		if (cpts_register(cpsw->cpts))
-			dev_err(priv->dev, "error registering cpts device\n");
-
+		if (cpsw->cpts) {
+			if (cpts_register(cpsw->cpts))
+				dev_err(priv->dev, "error registering cpts device\n");
+			else
+				writel(0x10, &cpsw->wr_regs->misc_en);
+		}
 	}
 
 	cpsw_restore(priv);
@@ -1716,7 +1719,6 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Enable misc CPTS evnt_pend IRQ */
 	cpts_set_irqpoll(cpsw->cpts, false);
-	writel(0x10, &cpsw->wr_regs->misc_en);
 
 skip_cpts:
 	cpsw_notice(priv, probe,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_new.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_new.c
index f779d2e1b5c53..2f5e0ad23ad7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_new.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_new.c
@@ -873,8 +873,12 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto err_cleanup;
 
-		if (cpts_register(cpsw->cpts))
-			dev_err(priv->dev, "error registering cpts device\n");
+		if (cpsw->cpts) {
+			if (cpts_register(cpsw->cpts))
+				dev_err(priv->dev, "error registering cpts device\n");
+			else
+				writel(0x10, &cpsw->wr_regs->misc_en);
+		}
 
 		napi_enable(&cpsw->napi_rx);
 		napi_enable(&cpsw->napi_tx);
@@ -2006,7 +2010,6 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Enable misc CPTS evnt_pend IRQ */
 	cpts_set_irqpoll(cpsw->cpts, false);
-	writel(0x10, &cpsw->wr_regs->misc_en);
 
 skip_cpts:
 	ret = cpsw_register_notifiers(cpsw);