diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
index 80380aed8882d..d1ef3d48a4b03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
@@ -1571,6 +1571,9 @@ void ice_ptp_init(struct ice_pf *pf)
  */
 void ice_ptp_release(struct ice_pf *pf)
 {
+	if (!test_bit(ICE_FLAG_PTP, pf->flags))
+		return;
+
 	/* Disable timestamping for both Tx and Rx */
 	ice_ptp_cfg_timestamp(pf, false);