diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 4acb91dce5fc..2d0d313ee7c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1981,8 +1981,12 @@ static int fec_enet_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 	return 0;
 
 failed_clk_ref:
-	if (fep->clk_ref)
-		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ref);
+	if (fep->clk_ptp) {
+		mutex_lock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ptp);
+		fep->ptp_clk_on = false;
+		mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	}
 failed_clk_ptp:
 	if (fep->clk_enet_out)
 		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_enet_out);