diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ptp.c
index 5f3f42a25361..bddb2b5982dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ptp.c
@@ -490,18 +490,17 @@ int qede_ptp_enable(struct qede_dev *edev, bool init_tc)
 
 	ptp->clock = ptp_clock_register(&ptp->clock_info, &edev->pdev->dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(ptp->clock)) {
-		rc = -EINVAL;
 		DP_ERR(edev, "PTP clock registration failed\n");
+		qede_ptp_disable(edev);
+		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto err2;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
-err2:
-	qede_ptp_disable(edev);
-	ptp->clock = NULL;
 err1:
 	kfree(ptp);
+err2:
 	edev->ptp = NULL;
 
 	return rc;