diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_fc3.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_fc3.c
index f0e000428a3f..02b973995d7c 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_fc3.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_fc3.c
@@ -665,8 +665,6 @@ static int idtfc3_init_timecounter(struct idtfc3 *idtfc3)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	ptp_schedule_worker(idtfc3->ptp_clock, idtfc3->tc_update_period);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -825,6 +823,14 @@ static int idtfc3_enable_ptp(struct idtfc3 *idtfc3)
 
 	idtfc3->caps = idtfc3_caps;
 	snprintf(idtfc3->caps.name, sizeof(idtfc3->caps.name), "IDT FC3W");
+	err = idtfc3_set_overhead(idtfc3);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = idtfc3_init_timecounter(idtfc3);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	idtfc3->ptp_clock = ptp_clock_register(&idtfc3->caps, NULL);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(idtfc3->ptp_clock)) {
@@ -833,13 +839,7 @@ static int idtfc3_enable_ptp(struct idtfc3 *idtfc3)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = idtfc3_set_overhead(idtfc3);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	err = idtfc3_init_timecounter(idtfc3);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
+	ptp_schedule_worker(idtfc3->ptp_clock, idtfc3->tc_update_period);
 
 	dev_info(idtfc3->dev, "TIME_SYNC_CHANNEL registered as ptp%d",
 		 idtfc3->ptp_clock->index);