diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/Kconfig b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/Kconfig
index 634a48e6616b9..7a2445a34eb77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 config NET_DSA_MV88E6XXX
 	tristate "Marvell 88E6xxx Ethernet switch fabric support"
 	depends on NET_DSA
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select NET_DSA_TAG_EDSA
 	select NET_DSA_TAG_DSA
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/Kconfig b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/Kconfig
index 932b6b6fe817f..9948544ba1c4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config NET_DSA_MSCC_FELIX
 	depends on NET_VENDOR_MICROSEMI
 	depends on NET_VENDOR_FREESCALE
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select MSCC_OCELOT_SWITCH_LIB
 	select NET_DSA_TAG_OCELOT_8021Q
 	select NET_DSA_TAG_OCELOT
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ config NET_DSA_MSCC_SEVILLE
 	depends on NET_DSA
 	depends on NET_VENDOR_MICROSEMI
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select MSCC_OCELOT_SWITCH_LIB
 	select NET_DSA_TAG_OCELOT_8021Q
 	select NET_DSA_TAG_OCELOT
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/Kconfig b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/Kconfig
index b29d41e5e1e70..1291bba3f3b69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 config NET_DSA_SJA1105
 tristate "NXP SJA1105 Ethernet switch family support"
 	depends on NET_DSA && SPI
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select NET_DSA_TAG_SJA1105
 	select PCS_XPCS
 	select PACKING
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/Kconfig
index c6a3abec86f51..4786f0504691d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/Kconfig
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ config AMD_XGBE
 	tristate "AMD 10GbE Ethernet driver"
 	depends on ((OF_NET && OF_ADDRESS) || ACPI || PCI) && HAS_IOMEM
 	depends on X86 || ARM64 || COMPILE_TEST
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select BITREVERSE
 	select CRC32
 	select PHYLIB
 	select AMD_XGBE_HAVE_ECC if X86
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	help
 	  This driver supports the AMD 10GbE Ethernet device found on an
 	  AMD SoC.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig
index 1a02ca600b71d..56e0fb07aec7f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ config SB1250_MAC
 config TIGON3
 	tristate "Broadcom Tigon3 support"
 	depends on PCI
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select PHYLIB
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	help
 	  This driver supports Broadcom Tigon3 based gigabit Ethernet cards.
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ config TIGON3_HWMON
 config BNX2X
 	tristate "Broadcom NetXtremeII 10Gb support"
 	depends on PCI
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select FW_LOADER
 	select ZLIB_INFLATE
 	select LIBCRC32C
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ config SYSTEMPORT
 config BNXT
 	tristate "Broadcom NetXtreme-C/E support"
 	depends on PCI
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select FW_LOADER
 	select LIBCRC32C
 	select NET_DEVLINK
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/Kconfig
index e432a68ac5201..5b2a461dfd28c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if NET_VENDOR_CADENCE
 config MACB
 	tristate "Cadence MACB/GEM support"
 	depends on HAS_DMA && COMMON_CLK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select PHYLINK
 	select CRC32
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/Kconfig
index 4875cdae622ea..1c76c95b0b275 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/Kconfig
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ config LIQUIDIO
 	tristate "Cavium LiquidIO support"
 	depends on 64BIT && PCI
 	depends on PCI
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select FW_LOADER
 	select LIBCRC32C
 	select NET_DEVLINK
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ config OCTEON_MGMT_ETHERNET
 config LIQUIDIO_VF
 	tristate "Cavium LiquidIO VF support"
 	depends on 64BIT && PCI_MSI
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	help
 	  This driver supports Cavium LiquidIO Intelligent Server Adapter
 	  based on CN23XX chips.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/Kconfig
index 8ba0e08e5e640..c931ec8cac406 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/Kconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ config CHELSIO_T3
 config CHELSIO_T4
 	tristate "Chelsio Communications T4/T5/T6 Ethernet support"
 	depends on PCI && (IPV6 || IPV6=n) && (TLS || TLS=n)
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select FW_LOADER
 	select MDIO
 	select ZLIB_DEFLATE
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig
index 2d1abdd58fab6..e04e1c5cb0133 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ config FEC
 	depends on (M523x || M527x || M5272 || M528x || M520x || M532x || \
 		   ARCH_MXC || SOC_IMX28 || COMPILE_TEST)
 	default ARCH_MXC || SOC_IMX28 if ARM
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select CRC32
 	select PHYLIB
 	imply NET_SELFTESTS
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you want to use the built-in 10/100 Fast ethernet
 	  controller on some Motorola ColdFire and Freescale i.MX processors.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/Kconfig
index 2ba0e7bd34666..3312e1d93c3b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/Kconfig
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ config HNS3_HCLGE
 	tristate "Hisilicon HNS3 HCLGE Acceleration Engine & Compatibility Layer Support"
 	default m
 	depends on PCI_MSI
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	help
 	  This selects the HNS3_HCLGE network acceleration engine & its hardware
 	  compatibility layer. The engine would be used in Hisilicon hip08 family of
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig
index 82744a7501c73..b0b6f90deb7d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ config E1000
 config E1000E
 	tristate "Intel(R) PRO/1000 PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support"
 	depends on PCI && (!SPARC32 || BROKEN)
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select CRC32
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	help
 	  This driver supports the PCI-Express Intel(R) PRO/1000 gigabit
 	  ethernet family of adapters. For PCI or PCI-X e1000 adapters,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ config E1000E_HWTS
 config IGB
 	tristate "Intel(R) 82575/82576 PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support"
 	depends on PCI
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select I2C
 	select I2C_ALGOBIT
 	help
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ config IXGB
 config IXGBE
 	tristate "Intel(R) 10GbE PCI Express adapters support"
 	depends on PCI
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select MDIO
 	select PHYLIB
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	help
 	  This driver supports Intel(R) 10GbE PCI Express family of
 	  adapters.  For more information on how to identify your adapter, go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ config IXGBEVF_IPSEC
 
 config I40E
 	tristate "Intel(R) Ethernet Controller XL710 Family support"
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	depends on PCI
 	select AUXILIARY_BUS
 	help
@@ -295,11 +295,11 @@ config ICE
 	tristate "Intel(R) Ethernet Connection E800 Series Support"
 	default n
 	depends on PCI_MSI
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select AUXILIARY_BUS
 	select DIMLIB
 	select NET_DEVLINK
 	select PLDMFW
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	help
 	  This driver supports Intel(R) Ethernet Connection E800 Series of
 	  devices.  For more information on how to identify your adapter, go
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ config FM10K
 	tristate "Intel(R) FM10000 Ethernet Switch Host Interface Support"
 	default n
 	depends on PCI_MSI
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	help
 	  This driver supports Intel(R) FM10000 Ethernet Switch Host
 	  Interface.  For more information on how to identify your adapter,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/Kconfig
index 16caa02095fea..2aa0ae8abfbb3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config OCTEONTX2_AF
 	select NET_DEVLINK
 	depends on (64BIT && COMPILE_TEST) || ARM64
 	depends on PCI
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	help
 	  This driver supports Marvell's OcteonTX2 Resource Virtualization
 	  Unit's admin function manager which manages all RVU HW resources
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ config OCTEONTX2_PF
 	select OCTEONTX2_MBOX
 	depends on (64BIT && COMPILE_TEST) || ARM64
 	depends on PCI
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	help
 	  This driver supports Marvell's OcteonTX2 NIC physical function.
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/Kconfig
index 400e611ba0415..1b4b1f6423174 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/Kconfig
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 config MLX4_EN
 	tristate "Mellanox Technologies 1/10/40Gbit Ethernet support"
 	depends on PCI && NETDEVICES && ETHERNET && INET
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select MLX4_CORE
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	help
 	  This driver supports Mellanox Technologies ConnectX Ethernet
 	  devices.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
index e1a5a79e27c77..92056452a9e3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ config MLX5_CORE
 	select NET_DEVLINK
 	depends on VXLAN || !VXLAN
 	depends on MLXFW || !MLXFW
-	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK || !PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	depends on PCI_HYPERV_INTERFACE || !PCI_HYPERV_INTERFACE
 	help
 	  Core driver for low level functionality of the ConnectX-4 and
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/Kconfig
index 12871c8dc7c16..d1ae248e125c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/Kconfig
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ config MLXSW_SPECTRUM
 	depends on NET_IPGRE || NET_IPGRE=n
 	depends on IPV6_GRE || IPV6_GRE=n
 	depends on VXLAN || VXLAN=n
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select GENERIC_ALLOCATOR
 	select PARMAN
 	select OBJAGG
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	select NET_PTP_CLASSIFY if PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	default m
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/Kconfig
index d54aa164c4e94..735eea1dacf1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/Kconfig
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ config ENCX24J600
 config LAN743X
 	tristate "LAN743x support"
 	depends on PCI
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select PHYLIB
 	select CRC16
 	select CRC32
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/Kconfig
index 2d3157e4d0816..b1d68e1972588 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ config MSCC_OCELOT_SWITCH_LIB
 
 config MSCC_OCELOT_SWITCH
 	tristate "Ocelot switch driver"
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	depends on BRIDGE || BRIDGE=n
 	depends on NET_SWITCHDEV
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/Kconfig
index af84f72bf08e4..4e18b64dceb9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 config PCH_GBE
 	tristate "OKI SEMICONDUCTOR IOH(ML7223/ML7831) GbE"
 	depends on PCI && (X86_32 || COMPILE_TEST)
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	select MII
 	select PTP_1588_CLOCK_PCH
 	select NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/Kconfig
index 202973a82712e..3f7519e435b81 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/Kconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if NET_VENDOR_PENSANDO
 config IONIC
 	tristate "Pensando Ethernet IONIC Support"
 	depends on 64BIT && PCI
-	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK || !PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select NET_DEVLINK
 	select DIMLIB
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/Kconfig
index 98f430905ffa8..1203353238e59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/Kconfig
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ config QED_SRIOV
 config QEDE
 	tristate "QLogic QED 25/40/100Gb Ethernet NIC"
 	depends on QED
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	help
 	  This enables the support for Marvell FastLinQ adapters family,
 	  ethernet driver.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Kconfig
index 5a2a4af318126..8008b2f45934d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Kconfig
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ config SH_ETH
 config RAVB
 	tristate "Renesas Ethernet AVB support"
 	depends on ARCH_RENESAS || COMPILE_TEST
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select CRC32
 	select MII
 	select MDIO_BITBANG
 	select PHYLIB
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	help
 	  Renesas Ethernet AVB device driver.
 	  This driver supports the following SoCs:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/Kconfig
index 0582e110b1c01..2a6c2658d2842 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/samsung/Kconfig
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ if NET_VENDOR_SAMSUNG
 config SXGBE_ETH
 	tristate "Samsung 10G/2.5G/1G SXGBE Ethernet driver"
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM && HAS_DMA
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select PHYLIB
 	select CRC32
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	help
 	  This is the driver for the SXGBE 10G Ethernet IP block found on
 	  Samsung platforms.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
index 5e37c83137253..97ce64079855b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ if NET_VENDOR_SOLARFLARE
 config SFC
 	tristate "Solarflare SFC9000/SFC9100/EF100-family support"
 	depends on PCI
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select MDIO
 	select CRC32
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	help
 	  This driver supports 10/40-gigabit Ethernet cards based on
 	  the Solarflare SFC9000-family and SFC9100-family controllers.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig
index ac3c248d4f9bc..929cfc22cd0cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 config STMMAC_ETH
 	tristate "STMicroelectronics Multi-Gigabit Ethernet driver"
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM && HAS_DMA
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	select MII
 	select PCS_XPCS
 	select PAGE_POOL
 	select PHYLINK
 	select CRC32
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	select RESET_CONTROLLER
 	help
 	  This is the driver for the Ethernet IPs built around a
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
index 7564ae0c1997f..902495afcb381 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ config MICROCHIP_T1_PHY
 config MICROSEMI_PHY
 	tristate "Microsemi PHYs"
 	depends on MACSEC || MACSEC=n
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL || !NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING
 	select CRYPTO_LIB_AES if MACSEC
 	help
 	  Currently supports VSC8514, VSC8530, VSC8531, VSC8540 and VSC8541 PHYs
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ config NATIONAL_PHY
 
 config NXP_C45_TJA11XX_PHY
 	tristate "NXP C45 TJA11XX PHYs"
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	help
 	  Enable support for NXP C45 TJA11XX PHYs.
 	  Currently supports only the TJA1103 PHY.
diff --git a/drivers/ptp/Kconfig b/drivers/ptp/Kconfig
index 8b08745e1ca15..e82b4a678acbc 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ptp/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ menu "PTP clock support"
 config PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	tristate "PTP clock support"
 	depends on NET && POSIX_TIMERS
+	default ETHERNET
 	select PPS
 	select NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
 	help
@@ -26,6 +27,18 @@ config PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
 	  will be called ptp.
 
+config PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
+	tristate
+	default y if PTP_1588_CLOCK=n
+	default PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	help
+	  Drivers that can optionally use the PTP_1588_CLOCK framework
+	  should depend on this symbol to prevent them from being built
+	  into vmlinux while the PTP support itself is in a loadable
+	  module.
+	  If PTP support is disabled, this dependency will still be
+	  met, and drivers refer to dummy helpers.
+
 config PTP_1588_CLOCK_DTE
 	tristate "Broadcom DTE as PTP clock"
 	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK
@@ -91,7 +104,7 @@ config PTP_1588_CLOCK_PCH
 	tristate "Intel PCH EG20T as PTP clock"
 	depends on X86_32 || COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM && NET
-	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	help
 	  This driver adds support for using the PCH EG20T as a PTP
 	  clock. The hardware supports time stamping of PTP packets
diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_vclock.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_vclock.c
index e0f87c57749a3..baee0379482bc 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_vclock.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_vclock.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ void ptp_vclock_unregister(struct ptp_vclock *vclock)
 	kfree(vclock);
 }
 
+#if IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_PTP_1588_CLOCK)
 int ptp_get_vclocks_index(int pclock_index, int **vclock_index)
 {
 	char name[PTP_CLOCK_NAME_LEN] = "";
@@ -217,3 +218,4 @@ void ptp_convert_timestamp(struct skb_shared_hwtstamps *hwtstamps,
 	hwtstamps->hwtstamp = ns_to_ktime(ns);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptp_convert_timestamp);
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/Kconfig
index 8b0deece9758b..63c8a0f3cd0cc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 config SCSI_CXGB4_ISCSI
 	tristate "Chelsio T4 iSCSI support"
 	depends on PCI && INET && (IPV6 || IPV6=n)
+	depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK_OPTIONAL
 	depends on THERMAL || !THERMAL
 	depends on ETHERNET
 	depends on TLS || TLS=n
diff --git a/include/linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h b/include/linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h
index 71fac92377258..2e5565067355b 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static inline long scaled_ppm_to_ppb(long ppm)
 	return (long)ppb;
 }
 
-#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_PTP_1588_CLOCK)
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PTP_1588_CLOCK)
 
 /**
  * ptp_clock_register() - register a PTP hardware clock driver
@@ -307,6 +307,33 @@ int ptp_schedule_worker(struct ptp_clock *ptp, unsigned long delay);
  */
 void ptp_cancel_worker_sync(struct ptp_clock *ptp);
 
+#else
+static inline struct ptp_clock *ptp_clock_register(struct ptp_clock_info *info,
+						   struct device *parent)
+{ return NULL; }
+static inline int ptp_clock_unregister(struct ptp_clock *ptp)
+{ return 0; }
+static inline void ptp_clock_event(struct ptp_clock *ptp,
+				   struct ptp_clock_event *event)
+{ }
+static inline int ptp_clock_index(struct ptp_clock *ptp)
+{ return -1; }
+static inline int ptp_find_pin(struct ptp_clock *ptp,
+			       enum ptp_pin_function func, unsigned int chan)
+{ return -1; }
+static inline int ptp_schedule_worker(struct ptp_clock *ptp,
+				      unsigned long delay)
+{ return -EOPNOTSUPP; }
+static inline void ptp_cancel_worker_sync(struct ptp_clock *ptp)
+{ }
+#endif
+
+#if IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_PTP_1588_CLOCK)
+/*
+ * These are called by the network core, and don't work if PTP is in
+ * a loadable module.
+ */
+
 /**
  * ptp_get_vclocks_index() - get all vclocks index on pclock, and
  *                           caller is responsible to free memory
@@ -327,26 +354,7 @@ int ptp_get_vclocks_index(int pclock_index, int **vclock_index);
  */
 void ptp_convert_timestamp(struct skb_shared_hwtstamps *hwtstamps,
 			   int vclock_index);
-
 #else
-static inline struct ptp_clock *ptp_clock_register(struct ptp_clock_info *info,
-						   struct device *parent)
-{ return NULL; }
-static inline int ptp_clock_unregister(struct ptp_clock *ptp)
-{ return 0; }
-static inline void ptp_clock_event(struct ptp_clock *ptp,
-				   struct ptp_clock_event *event)
-{ }
-static inline int ptp_clock_index(struct ptp_clock *ptp)
-{ return -1; }
-static inline int ptp_find_pin(struct ptp_clock *ptp,
-			       enum ptp_pin_function func, unsigned int chan)
-{ return -1; }
-static inline int ptp_schedule_worker(struct ptp_clock *ptp,
-				      unsigned long delay)
-{ return -EOPNOTSUPP; }
-static inline void ptp_cancel_worker_sync(struct ptp_clock *ptp)
-{ }
 static inline int ptp_get_vclocks_index(int pclock_index, int **vclock_index)
 { return 0; }
 static inline void ptp_convert_timestamp(struct skb_shared_hwtstamps *hwtstamps,