diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ptp.c
index 2826e48af103..9f61692b243b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ptp.c
@@ -204,9 +204,10 @@ static void sparx5_ptp_classify(struct sparx5_port *port, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	*rew_op = IFH_REW_OP_TWO_STEP_PTP;
 }
 
-static void sparx5_ptp_txtstamp_old_release(struct sparx5_port *port)
+static unsigned int sparx5_ptp_txtstamp_old_release(struct sparx5_port *port)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *skb_tmp;
+	unsigned int purged = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->tx_skbs.lock, flags);
@@ -217,8 +218,11 @@ static void sparx5_ptp_txtstamp_old_release(struct sparx5_port *port)
 
 		__skb_unlink(skb, &port->tx_skbs);
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		purged++;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->tx_skbs.lock, flags);
+
+	return purged;
 }
 
 int sparx5_ptp_txtstamp_request(struct sparx5_port *port,
@@ -226,6 +230,7 @@ int sparx5_ptp_txtstamp_request(struct sparx5_port *port,
 {
 	struct sparx5 *sparx5 = port->sparx5;
 	u8 rew_op, pdu_type, pdu_w16_offset;
+	unsigned int purged;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	sparx5_ptp_classify(port, skb, &rew_op, &pdu_type, &pdu_w16_offset);
@@ -236,9 +241,10 @@ int sparx5_ptp_txtstamp_request(struct sparx5_port *port,
 	if (rew_op != IFH_REW_OP_TWO_STEP_PTP)
 		return 0;
 
-	sparx5_ptp_txtstamp_old_release(port);
+	purged = sparx5_ptp_txtstamp_old_release(port);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&sparx5->ptp_ts_id_lock, flags);
+	sparx5->ptp_skbs -= purged;
 	if (sparx5->ptp_skbs == SPARX5_MAX_PTP_ID) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sparx5->ptp_ts_id_lock, flags);
 		return -EBUSY;