diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
index 00cfd8d5b46e..957ca08092e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
@@ -1445,7 +1445,6 @@ static int efx_ptp_start(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		goto fail;
 
 	ptp->evt_frag_idx = 0;
-	ptp->current_adjfreq = 0;
 
 	return 0;