diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.c
index 8bb94e785f2a..2c18e16fe053 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.c
@@ -5264,9 +5264,13 @@ static void ice_ptp_init_phy_e830(struct ice_ptp_hw *ptp)
  */
 bool ice_ptp_lock(struct ice_hw *hw)
 {
+	struct ice_pf *pf = container_of(hw, struct ice_pf, hw);
 	u32 hw_lock;
 	int i;
 
+	if (!ice_is_primary(hw))
+		hw = ice_get_primary_hw(pf);
+
 #define MAX_TRIES 15
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_TRIES; i++) {
@@ -5293,6 +5297,11 @@ bool ice_ptp_lock(struct ice_hw *hw)
  */
 void ice_ptp_unlock(struct ice_hw *hw)
 {
+	struct ice_pf *pf = container_of(hw, struct ice_pf, hw);
+
+	if (!ice_is_primary(hw))
+		hw = ice_get_primary_hw(pf);
+
 	wr32(hw, PFTSYN_SEM + (PFTSYN_SEM_BYTES * hw->pf_id), 0);
 }