diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/ptp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/ptp.c
index c65f4b56a327..921b93c9e836 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/ptp.c
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ iwl_mld_phc_get_crosstimestamp(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
 	/* System (wall) time */
 	ktime_t sys_time;
 
-	memset(xtstamp, 0, sizeof(struct system_device_crosststamp));
+	if (xtstamp->clock_id != CLOCK_REALTIME)
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = iwl_mld_get_crosstimestamp_fw(mld, &gp2, &sys_time);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ptp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ptp.c
index f7b620136c85..4c40a5218436 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ptp.c
@@ -160,13 +160,14 @@ iwl_mvm_phc_get_crosstimestamp(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
 	/* System (wall) time */
 	ktime_t sys_time;
 
-	memset(xtstamp, 0, sizeof(struct system_device_crosststamp));
-
 	if (!mvm->ptp_data.ptp_clock) {
 		IWL_ERR(mvm, "No PHC clock registered\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	if (xtstamp->clock_id != CLOCK_REALTIME)
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
+
 	mutex_lock(&mvm->mutex);
 	if (fw_has_capa(&mvm->fw->ucode_capa, IWL_UCODE_TLV_CAPA_SYNCED_TIME)) {
 		ret = iwl_mvm_get_crosstimestamp_fw(mvm, &gp2, &sys_time);