diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c
index 392db8d5e9c74ac68b93f8af3a30a6d66ce341a6..eb5aeba3addf495be4267d33e67bfca7c7c40c99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ static bool mlx5e_ptp_ts_cqe_drop(struct mlx5e_ptpsq *ptpsq, u16 skb_cc, u16 skb
 	return (ptpsq->ts_cqe_ctr_mask && (skb_cc != skb_id));
 }
 
+static bool mlx5e_ptp_ts_cqe_ooo(struct mlx5e_ptpsq *ptpsq, u16 skb_id)
+{
+	u16 skb_cc = PTP_WQE_CTR2IDX(ptpsq->skb_fifo_cc);
+	u16 skb_pc = PTP_WQE_CTR2IDX(ptpsq->skb_fifo_pc);
+
+	if (PTP_WQE_CTR2IDX(skb_id - skb_cc) >= PTP_WQE_CTR2IDX(skb_pc - skb_cc))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static void mlx5e_ptp_skb_fifo_ts_cqe_resync(struct mlx5e_ptpsq *ptpsq, u16 skb_cc,
 					     u16 skb_id, int budget)
 {
@@ -120,8 +131,14 @@ static void mlx5e_ptp_handle_ts_cqe(struct mlx5e_ptpsq *ptpsq,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (mlx5e_ptp_ts_cqe_drop(ptpsq, skb_cc, skb_id))
+	if (mlx5e_ptp_ts_cqe_drop(ptpsq, skb_cc, skb_id)) {
+		if (mlx5e_ptp_ts_cqe_ooo(ptpsq, skb_id)) {
+			/* already handled by a previous resync */
+			ptpsq->cq_stats->ooo_cqe_drop++;
+			return;
+		}
 		mlx5e_ptp_skb_fifo_ts_cqe_resync(ptpsq, skb_cc, skb_id, budget);
+	}
 
 	skb = mlx5e_skb_fifo_pop(&ptpsq->skb_fifo);
 	hwtstamp = mlx5e_cqe_ts_to_ns(sq->ptp_cyc2time, sq->clock, get_cqe_ts(cqe));
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h
index 2c10adbf18492039ba1067318d840469b0272307..b9c2f67d3794134fcf542af679f0d8cae51c87d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ void mlx5e_skb_fifo_push(struct mlx5e_skb_fifo *fifo, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static inline
 struct sk_buff *mlx5e_skb_fifo_pop(struct mlx5e_skb_fifo *fifo)
 {
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(*fifo->pc == *fifo->cc);
+
 	return *mlx5e_skb_fifo_get(fifo, (*fifo->cc)++);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
index 6687b8136e441e6ec1b7e9fcb7837946cb051b49..4478223c172094570d11be942c313eaba0761ae0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
@@ -2138,6 +2138,7 @@ static const struct counter_desc ptp_cq_stats_desc[] = {
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_PTP_CQ_STAT(struct mlx5e_ptp_cq_stats, abort_abs_diff_ns) },
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_PTP_CQ_STAT(struct mlx5e_ptp_cq_stats, resync_cqe) },
 	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_PTP_CQ_STAT(struct mlx5e_ptp_cq_stats, resync_event) },
+	{ MLX5E_DECLARE_PTP_CQ_STAT(struct mlx5e_ptp_cq_stats, ooo_cqe_drop) },
 };
 
 static const struct counter_desc ptp_rq_stats_desc[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h
index 375752d6546d5eecfec4906db576d02c27a80b09..b77100b60b5053db92117738433ffa1989fc6f4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.h
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ struct mlx5e_ptp_cq_stats {
 	u64 abort_abs_diff_ns;
 	u64 resync_cqe;
 	u64 resync_event;
+	u64 ooo_cqe_drop;
 };
 
 struct mlx5e_rep_stats {