diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 72eef9fc883e8983d7544abd685fbb36da19951d..2c951326a85daa8f93e7cc2933808895cd6c6597 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -13267,14 +13267,10 @@ static int bnx2x_ptp_adjfreq(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, s32 ppb)
 static int bnx2x_ptp_adjtime(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, s64 delta)
 {
 	struct bnx2x *bp = container_of(ptp, struct bnx2x, ptp_clock_info);
-	u64 now;
 
 	DP(BNX2X_MSG_PTP, "PTP adjtime called, delta = %llx\n", delta);
 
-	now = timecounter_read(&bp->timecounter);
-	now += delta;
-	/* Re-init the timecounter */
-	timecounter_init(&bp->timecounter, &bp->cyclecounter, now);
+	timecounter_adjtime(&bp->timecounter, delta);
 
 	return 0;
 }