diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_vclock.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_vclock.c
index b97f3a877260..679ae40916f7 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_vclock.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_vclock.c
@@ -115,20 +115,18 @@ static int ptp_vclock_gettimex(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
 	struct ptp_clock *pptp = vclock->pclock;
 	struct timespec64 pts;
 	int err;
-	u64 ns;
-
-	err = pptp->info->getcyclesx64(pptp->info, &pts, sts);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&vclock->lock))
 		return -EINTR;
-	ns = timecounter_cyc2time(&vclock->tc, timespec64_to_ns(&pts));
+	err = pptp->info->getcyclesx64(pptp->info, &pts, sts);
+	if (!err) {
+		u64 ns = timecounter_cyc2time(&vclock->tc, timespec64_to_ns(&pts));
+
+		*ts = ns_to_timespec64(ns);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&vclock->lock);
 
-	*ts = ns_to_timespec64(ns);
-
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int ptp_vclock_settime(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
@@ -154,20 +152,18 @@ static int ptp_vclock_getcrosststamp(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
 	struct ptp_vclock *vclock = info_to_vclock(ptp);
 	struct ptp_clock *pptp = vclock->pclock;
 	int err;
-	u64 ns;
-
-	err = pptp->info->getcrosscycles(pptp->info, xtstamp);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&vclock->lock))
 		return -EINTR;
-	ns = timecounter_cyc2time(&vclock->tc, ktime_to_ns(xtstamp->device));
+	err = pptp->info->getcrosscycles(pptp->info, xtstamp);
+	if (!err) {
+		u64 ns = timecounter_cyc2time(&vclock->tc, ktime_to_ns(xtstamp->device));
+
+		xtstamp->device = ns_to_ktime(ns);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&vclock->lock);
 
-	xtstamp->device = ns_to_ktime(ns);
-
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static long ptp_vclock_refresh(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp)