diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index 6c41550310e71..d5b80c31ab91c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -3008,10 +3008,6 @@ static int lan8814_ptp_probe_once(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	struct lan8814_shared_priv *shared = phydev->shared->priv;
 
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PTP_1588_CLOCK) ||
-	    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING))
-		return 0;
-
 	/* Initialise shared lock for clock*/
 	mutex_init(&shared->shared_lock);
 
@@ -3031,12 +3027,16 @@ static int lan8814_ptp_probe_once(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	shared->ptp_clock = ptp_clock_register(&shared->ptp_clock_info,
 					       &phydev->mdio.dev);
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(shared->ptp_clock)) {
+	if (IS_ERR(shared->ptp_clock)) {
 		phydev_err(phydev, "ptp_clock_register failed %lu\n",
 			   PTR_ERR(shared->ptp_clock));
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* Check if PHC support is missing at the configuration level */
+	if (!shared->ptp_clock)
+		return 0;
+
 	phydev_dbg(phydev, "successfully registered ptp clock\n");
 
 	shared->phydev = phydev;