diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
index 1a751c9d09c47f319e45d76a9c2bbad8573016d3..bb9256a1b0a9b467412ce127911ed3cfb53a7053 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
@@ -660,11 +660,11 @@ int ixgbe_ptp_hwtstamp_ioctl(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		break;
 	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V1_L4_SYNC:
 		tsync_rx_ctl |= IXGBE_TSYNCRXCTL_TYPE_L4_V1;
-		tsync_rx_mtrl = IXGBE_RXMTRL_V1_SYNC_MSG;
+		tsync_rx_mtrl |= IXGBE_RXMTRL_V1_SYNC_MSG;
 		break;
 	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V1_L4_DELAY_REQ:
 		tsync_rx_ctl |= IXGBE_TSYNCRXCTL_TYPE_L4_V1;
-		tsync_rx_mtrl = IXGBE_RXMTRL_V1_DELAY_REQ_MSG;
+		tsync_rx_mtrl |= IXGBE_RXMTRL_V1_DELAY_REQ_MSG;
 		break;
 	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT:
 	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_EVENT: