diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 24656b35350b..5fe7e95fdd34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -8025,6 +8025,7 @@ static int __stmmac_dvr_probe(struct device *device,
 	stmmac_napi_add(ndev);
 
 	mutex_init(&priv->lock);
+	rwlock_init(&priv->ptp_lock);
 
 	stmmac_fpe_init(priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
index 960249960004..3bfcc9760dce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ void stmmac_ptp_register(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	if (priv->plat->crosststamp)
 		priv->ptp_clock_ops.getcrosststamp = stmmac_getcrosststamp;
 
-	rwlock_init(&priv->ptp_lock);
 	mutex_init(&priv->aux_ts_lock);
 
 	priv->ptp_clock = ptp_clock_register(&priv->ptp_clock_ops,