diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 464055fb33d55559705fd5f1051f2a4ebeb09cb6..3dc2d771a222147c89a3814a34d736e0bcf0d5c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1604,8 +1604,8 @@ fec_enet_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	}
 
 	if (fep->ptp_clock)
-		fec_ptp_check_pps_event(fep);
-
+		if (fec_ptp_check_pps_event(fep))
+			ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 	return ret;
 }