diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index ced4dbf8cd90..794ec427b0ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -5457,7 +5457,8 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 failed_irq:
 	fec_enet_deinit(ndev);
 failed_init:
-	fec_ptp_stop(pdev);
+	if (fep->bufdesc_ex)
+		fec_ptp_stop(pdev);
 failed_reset:
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
@@ -5499,7 +5500,8 @@ fec_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			ERR_PTR(ret));
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&fep->tx_timeout_work);
-	fec_ptp_stop(pdev);
+	if (fep->bufdesc_ex)
+		fec_ptp_stop(pdev);
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
 	fec_enet_mii_remove(fep);
 	if (fep->reg_phy)