diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index befdf78b3f695c77f30b4e4eaf2ca3d9c850d803..153437b32358b5288fe3d1b1c1c7dde7dbca4f0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1858,6 +1858,9 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto failed_register;
 
+	if (fep->bufdesc_ex && fep->ptp_clock)
+		netdev_info(ndev, "registered PHC device %d\n", fep->dev_id);
+
 	return 0;
 
 failed_register:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
index 1f17ca0f22019d8350af2affdcc6b00739ce966f..e040c8b2733a415d5ddcd5682aba291ba77b9d3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
@@ -379,7 +379,5 @@ void fec_ptp_init(struct net_device *ndev, struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(fep->ptp_clock)) {
 		fep->ptp_clock = NULL;
 		pr_err("ptp_clock_register failed\n");
-	} else {
-		pr_info("registered PHC device on %s\n", ndev->name);
 	}
 }