diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ptp.c
index b6bb01a486d9..a82af96e6bd1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_ptp.c
@@ -1237,6 +1237,8 @@ void igc_ptp_reset(struct igc_adapter *adapter)
 	/* reset the tstamp_config */
 	igc_ptp_set_timestamp_mode(adapter, &adapter->tstamp_config);
 
+	mutex_lock(&adapter->ptm_lock);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->tmreg_lock, flags);
 
 	switch (adapter->hw.mac.type) {
@@ -1255,7 +1257,6 @@ void igc_ptp_reset(struct igc_adapter *adapter)
 		if (!igc_is_crosststamp_supported(adapter))
 			break;
 
-		mutex_lock(&adapter->ptm_lock);
 		wr32(IGC_PCIE_DIG_DELAY, IGC_PCIE_DIG_DELAY_DEFAULT);
 		wr32(IGC_PCIE_PHY_DELAY, IGC_PCIE_PHY_DELAY_DEFAULT);
 
@@ -1279,7 +1280,6 @@ void igc_ptp_reset(struct igc_adapter *adapter)
 			netdev_err(adapter->netdev, "Timeout reading IGC_PTM_STAT register\n");
 
 		igc_ptm_reset(hw);
-		mutex_unlock(&adapter->ptm_lock);
 		break;
 	default:
 		/* No work to do. */
@@ -1296,5 +1296,7 @@ void igc_ptp_reset(struct igc_adapter *adapter)
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->tmreg_lock, flags);
 
+	mutex_unlock(&adapter->ptm_lock);
+
 	wrfl();
 }