diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_cfg.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_cfg.c
index 05f9a58d2ec9cf788f388da2f6cb1afddba3eea1..07bc87d47f78c39b56f66472a34c856117e0a48b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_cfg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_cfg.c
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ int hinic_sync_time(void *hwdev, u64 time)
 	return err;
 }
 
+void hinic_sync_time_async(void *hwdev, u64 time)
+{
+	struct hinic_sync_time_info time_info = { 0 };
+
+	time_info.mstime = time;
+	hinic_msg_to_mgmt_async(hwdev, HINIC_MOD_COMM,
+				HINIC_MGMT_CMD_SYNC_TIME, &time_info,
+				sizeof(time_info));
+}
+
 static void parse_sf_en_cap(struct service_cap *cap,
 			    struct hinic_dev_cap *dev_cap, enum func_type type)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_mgmt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_mgmt.h
index a2242cc852e9ba589c033c6d459e8aa5f4671c06..43602591b6ae53ebecf42a3c7d7e098355f14cbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_mgmt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_hw_mgmt.h
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ int hinic_alloc_ceqs(void *hwdev, enum hinic_service_type type, int req_num,
 		     int *ceq_id_array, int *resp_num);
 void hinic_free_ceq(void *hwdev, enum hinic_service_type type, int ceq_id);
 int hinic_sync_time(void *hwdev, u64 time);
+void hinic_sync_time_async(void *hwdev, u64 time);
 
 struct hinic_micro_log_info {
 	int (*init)(void *hwdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_lld.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_lld.c
index 412f4c8a93ea9d27409b389a8cfc4998cd42e826..81461da5e9aa4253a380669372d1e70f95fafad8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_lld.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_lld.c
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ struct hinic_pcidev {
 	enum hinic_chip_mode chip_mode;
 	bool nic_cur_enable;
 	bool nic_des_enable;
+
+	struct timer_list syncfw_time_timer;
 };
 #define HINIC_EVENT_PROCESS_TIMEOUT	10000
 
@@ -424,6 +426,49 @@ void hinic_unregister_uld(enum hinic_service_type type)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hinic_unregister_uld);
 
+#define HINIC_SYNFW_TIME_PERIOD		(60 * 60 * 1000)
+
+static void hinic_syncfw_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
+{
+	struct hinic_pcidev *pci_adapter = from_timer(pci_adapter, t,
+						      syncfw_time_timer);
+	struct timeval tv = {0};
+	u64 tv_msec;
+
+	do_gettimeofday(&tv);
+
+	tv_msec = tv.tv_sec * MSEC_PER_SEC +
+			tv.tv_usec / USEC_PER_MSEC;
+
+	hinic_sync_time_async(pci_adapter->hwdev, tv_msec);
+	mod_timer(&pci_adapter->syncfw_time_timer,
+		  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(HINIC_SYNFW_TIME_PERIOD));
+}
+
+void hinic_init_syncfw_timer(struct hinic_pcidev *pci_adapter)
+{
+	if (hinic_get_func_mode(pci_adapter->hwdev) != FUNC_MOD_NORMAL_HOST ||
+	    hinic_func_type(pci_adapter->hwdev) != TYPE_PPF)
+		return;
+
+	timer_setup(&pci_adapter->syncfw_time_timer,
+		    hinic_syncfw_timer_handler, 0);
+
+	pci_adapter->syncfw_time_timer.expires =
+		jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(HINIC_SYNFW_TIME_PERIOD);
+
+	add_timer(&pci_adapter->syncfw_time_timer);
+}
+
+void hinic_destroy_syncfw_timer(struct hinic_pcidev *pci_adapter)
+{
+	if (hinic_get_func_mode(pci_adapter->hwdev) != FUNC_MOD_NORMAL_HOST ||
+	    hinic_func_type(pci_adapter->hwdev) != TYPE_PPF)
+		return;
+
+	del_timer_sync(&pci_adapter->syncfw_time_timer);
+}
+
 static void hinic_sync_time_to_fmw(struct hinic_pcidev *pdev_pri)
 {
 	struct timeval tv = {0};
@@ -2391,6 +2436,7 @@ static int hinic_func_init(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	if (!HINIC_FUNC_IS_VF(pci_adapter->hwdev))
 		hinic_sync_time_to_fmw(pci_adapter);
+	hinic_init_syncfw_timer(pci_adapter);
 
 	/* dbgtool init */
 	lld_lock_chip_node();
@@ -2398,6 +2444,7 @@ static int hinic_func_init(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (err) {
 		lld_unlock_chip_node();
 		sdk_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to initialize dbgtool\n");
+		hinic_destroy_syncfw_timer(pci_adapter);
 		hinic_event_unregister(pci_adapter->hwdev);
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -2454,6 +2501,7 @@ static void hinic_func_deinit(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		lld_lock_chip_node();
 		dbgtool_knl_deinit(pci_adapter->hwdev, pci_adapter->chip_node);
 		lld_unlock_chip_node();
+		hinic_destroy_syncfw_timer(pci_adapter);
 		hinic_event_unregister(pci_adapter->hwdev);
 	}