diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev/dev.c b/drivers/net/can/dev/dev.c
index 87828f9530739..6792c14fd7eb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev/dev.c
@@ -380,12 +380,9 @@ int can_ethtool_op_get_ts_info_hwts(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	info->so_timestamping =
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
-	info->phc_index = -1;
 	info->tx_types = BIT(HWTSTAMP_TX_ON);
 	info->rx_filters = BIT(HWTSTAMP_FILTER_ALL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/peak_canfd/peak_canfd.c b/drivers/net/can/peak_canfd/peak_canfd.c
index b50005397463b..28f3fd8052730 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/peak_canfd/peak_canfd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/peak_canfd/peak_canfd.c
@@ -781,11 +781,8 @@ static int peak_get_ts_info(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	info->so_timestamping =
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
-	info->phc_index = -1;
 	info->tx_types = BIT(HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF);
 	info->rx_filters = BIT(HWTSTAMP_FILTER_ALL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c
index 3d68fef46ded3..59f7cd8ceb397 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c
@@ -901,11 +901,8 @@ int pcan_get_ts_info(struct net_device *dev, struct kernel_ethtool_ts_info *info
 {
 	info->so_timestamping =
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
-	info->phc_index = -1;
 	info->tx_types = BIT(HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF);
 	info->rx_filters = BIT(HWTSTAMP_FILTER_ALL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/engleder/tsnep_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/engleder/tsnep_ethtool.c
index 9aa286ba1f00b..228a638eae169 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/engleder/tsnep_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/engleder/tsnep_ethtool.c
@@ -310,16 +310,12 @@ static int tsnep_ethtool_get_ts_info(struct net_device *netdev,
 	struct tsnep_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
 	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
 
 	if (adapter->ptp_clock)
 		info->phc_index = ptp_clock_index(adapter->ptp_clock);
-	else
-		info->phc_index = -1;
 
 	info->tx_types = BIT(HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF) |
 			 BIT(HWTSTAMP_TX_ON);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_ethtool.c
index 5e684b23c5f51..47c478e08d446 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_ethtool.c
@@ -849,17 +849,13 @@ static int enetc_get_ts_info(struct net_device *ndev,
 	if (phc_idx) {
 		info->phc_index = *phc_idx;
 		symbol_put(enetc_phc_index);
-	} else {
-		info->phc_index = -1;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_ENETC_PTP_CLOCK
 	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE;
+				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE;
 
 	info->tx_types = (1 << HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF) |
 			 (1 << HWTSTAMP_TX_ON) |
@@ -867,9 +863,7 @@ static int enetc_get_ts_info(struct net_device *ndev,
 	info->rx_filters = (1 << HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE) |
 			   (1 << HWTSTAMP_FILTER_ALL);
 #else
-	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE;
+	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE;
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 8c3bf0faba632..acbb627d51bfa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -2775,15 +2775,11 @@ static int fec_enet_get_ts_info(struct net_device *ndev,
 	if (fep->bufdesc_ex) {
 
 		info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-					SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-					SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE |
 					SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE |
 					SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 					SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
 		if (fep->ptp_clock)
 			info->phc_index = ptp_clock_index(fep->ptp_clock);
-		else
-			info->phc_index = -1;
 
 		info->tx_types = (1 << HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF) |
 				 (1 << HWTSTAMP_TX_ON);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
index f581402ad740b..a99b95c4bcfbc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
@@ -1455,12 +1455,8 @@ static int gfar_get_ts_info(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct device_node *ptp_node;
 	struct ptp_qoriq *ptp = NULL;
 
-	info->phc_index = -1;
-
 	if (!(priv->device_flags & FSL_GIANFAR_DEV_HAS_TIMER)) {
-		info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-					SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-					SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE;
+		info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1478,9 +1474,7 @@ static int gfar_get_ts_info(struct net_device *dev,
 	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE;
+				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE;
 	info->tx_types = (1 << HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF) |
 			 (1 << HWTSTAMP_TX_ON);
 	info->rx_filters = (1 << HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE) |
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_ptp.c
index 5fff8ed388f8b..5505caea88e98 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_ptp.c
@@ -389,16 +389,12 @@ int hclge_ptp_get_ts_info(struct hnae3_handle *handle,
 	}
 
 	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
 
 	if (hdev->ptp->clock)
 		info->phc_index = ptp_clock_index(hdev->ptp->clock);
-	else
-		info->phc_index = -1;
 
 	info->tx_types = BIT(HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF) | BIT(HWTSTAMP_TX_ON);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
index 2fe8bae4eb3c0..3880dcc0418b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
@@ -5268,8 +5268,6 @@ static int mvpp2_ethtool_get_ts_info(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	info->phc_index = mvpp22_tai_ptp_clock_index(port->priv->tai);
 	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_ethtool.c
index 0db62eb0dab3f..32468c663605e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_ethtool.c
@@ -962,8 +962,6 @@ static int otx2_get_ts_info(struct net_device *netdev,
 		return ethtool_op_get_ts_info(netdev, info);
 
 	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_ethtool.c
index 4619fd74f3e3d..dda22fa4448cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_ethtool.c
@@ -989,8 +989,6 @@ static int ionic_get_ts_info(struct net_device *netdev,
 	info->phc_index = ptp_clock_index(lif->phc->ptp);
 
 	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index c02fb296bf7d7..c7ec23688d56a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -1744,8 +1744,6 @@ static int ravb_get_ts_info(struct net_device *ndev,
 
 	info->so_timestamping =
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
@@ -1756,6 +1754,8 @@ static int ravb_get_ts_info(struct net_device *ndev,
 		(1 << HWTSTAMP_FILTER_ALL);
 	if (hw_info->gptp || hw_info->ccc_gac)
 		info->phc_index = ptp_clock_index(priv->ptp.clock);
+	else
+		info->phc_index = 0;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c
index ff50e20856ec1..b80aa27a7214d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rswitch.c
@@ -1815,8 +1815,6 @@ static int rswitch_get_ts_info(struct net_device *ndev, struct kernel_ethtool_ts
 
 	info->phc_index = ptp_clock_index(rdev->priv->ptp_priv->clock);
 	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c
index 0e6cea42f0077..f9f63c61d7923 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c
@@ -1219,8 +1219,6 @@ static int rtsn_get_ts_info(struct net_device *ndev,
 
 	info->phc_index = ptp_clock_index(priv->ptp_priv->clock);
 	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
-		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_HARDWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 		SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
diff --git a/net/ethtool/common.c b/net/ethtool/common.c
index 00f93c58b319a..781834ef57c36 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/common.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/common.c
@@ -692,20 +692,21 @@ int __ethtool_get_ts_info(struct net_device *dev, struct kernel_ethtool_ts_info
 {
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ops = dev->ethtool_ops;
 	struct phy_device *phydev = dev->phydev;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
 	info->cmd = ETHTOOL_GET_TS_INFO;
+	info->phc_index = -1;
 
 	if (phy_is_default_hwtstamp(phydev) && phy_has_tsinfo(phydev))
-		return phy_ts_info(phydev, info);
-	if (ops->get_ts_info)
-		return ops->get_ts_info(dev, info);
+		err = phy_ts_info(phydev, info);
+	else if (ops->get_ts_info)
+		err = ops->get_ts_info(dev, info);
 
-	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
-				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE;
-	info->phc_index = -1;
+	info->so_timestamping |= SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
+				 SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE;
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 int ethtool_get_phc_vclocks(struct net_device *dev, int **vclock_index)