diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
index 9f7fa644a397a57c21bfa317b9154f1bc5b8e2ee..ee41d98b44b6d685ccb7a2c4f3d62bea419c25ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ struct fec_enet_private {
 	struct clk *clk_enet_out;
 	struct clk *clk_ptp;
 
+	bool ptp_clk_on;
+	struct mutex ptp_clk_mutex;
+
 	/* The saved address of a sent-in-place packet/buffer, for skfree(). */
 	unsigned char *tx_bounce[TX_RING_SIZE];
 	struct	sk_buff *tx_skbuff[TX_RING_SIZE];
@@ -335,7 +338,7 @@ struct fec_enet_private {
 	u32 cycle_speed;
 	int hwts_rx_en;
 	int hwts_tx_en;
-	struct timer_list time_keep;
+	struct delayed_work time_keep;
 	struct regulator *reg_phy;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 4f87dffcb9b26688ba7ef51145138c88b8d6ad8a..89355a719625567789c5a2ed5a43df783fcad487 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1611,17 +1611,27 @@ static int fec_enet_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 				goto failed_clk_enet_out;
 		}
 		if (fep->clk_ptp) {
+			mutex_lock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
 			ret = clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_ptp);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
 				goto failed_clk_ptp;
+			} else {
+				fep->ptp_clk_on = true;
+			}
+			mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
 		}
 	} else {
 		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ahb);
 		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ipg);
 		if (fep->clk_enet_out)
 			clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_enet_out);
-		if (fep->clk_ptp)
+		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);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2625,6 +2635,8 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(fep->clk_enet_out))
 		fep->clk_enet_out = NULL;
 
+	fep->ptp_clk_on = false;
+	mutex_init(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
 	fep->clk_ptp = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "ptp");
 	fep->bufdesc_ex =
 		pdev->id_entry->driver_data & FEC_QUIRK_HAS_BUFDESC_EX;
@@ -2715,10 +2727,10 @@ fec_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct net_device *ndev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&fep->time_keep);
 	cancel_work_sync(&fep->tx_timeout_work);
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
 	fec_enet_mii_remove(fep);
-	del_timer_sync(&fep->time_keep);
 	if (fep->reg_phy)
 		regulator_disable(fep->reg_phy);
 	if (fep->ptp_clock)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
index 82386b29914a8640bd2e17f956bdd0946fc5c3ce..cca3617a2321fa22198658e83b1ee5d65176f298 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
@@ -245,12 +245,20 @@ static int fec_ptp_settime(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
 	u64 ns;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	mutex_lock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	/* Check the ptp clock */
+	if (!fep->ptp_clk_on) {
+		mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	ns = ts->tv_sec * 1000000000ULL;
 	ns += ts->tv_nsec;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 	timecounter_init(&fep->tc, &fep->cc, ns);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -338,17 +346,22 @@ int fec_ptp_get(struct net_device *ndev, struct ifreq *ifr)
  * fec_time_keep - call timecounter_read every second to avoid timer overrun
  *                 because ENET just support 32bit counter, will timeout in 4s
  */
-static void fec_time_keep(unsigned long _data)
+static void fec_time_keep(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct fec_enet_private *fep = (struct fec_enet_private *)_data;
+	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
+	struct fec_enet_private *fep = container_of(dwork, struct fec_enet_private, time_keep);
 	u64 ns;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
-	ns = timecounter_read(&fep->tc);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	if (fep->ptp_clk_on) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
+		ns = timecounter_read(&fep->tc);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
 
-	mod_timer(&fep->time_keep, jiffies + HZ);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&fep->time_keep, HZ);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -386,15 +399,13 @@ void fec_ptp_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	fec_ptp_start_cyclecounter(ndev);
 
-	init_timer(&fep->time_keep);
-	fep->time_keep.data = (unsigned long)fep;
-	fep->time_keep.function = fec_time_keep;
-	fep->time_keep.expires = jiffies + HZ;
-	add_timer(&fep->time_keep);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&fep->time_keep, fec_time_keep);
 
 	fep->ptp_clock = ptp_clock_register(&fep->ptp_caps, &pdev->dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(fep->ptp_clock)) {
 		fep->ptp_clock = NULL;
 		pr_err("ptp_clock_register failed\n");
 	}
+
+	schedule_delayed_work(&fep->time_keep, HZ);
 }