diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_com.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_com.c
index e67b592e5697..8c86789d867a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_com.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_com.c
@@ -1782,20 +1782,23 @@ void ena_com_phc_destroy(struct ena_com_dev *ena_dev)
 
 int ena_com_phc_get_timestamp(struct ena_com_dev *ena_dev, u64 *timestamp)
 {
-	volatile struct ena_admin_phc_resp *resp = ena_dev->phc.virt_addr;
 	const ktime_t zero_system_time = ktime_set(0, 0);
 	struct ena_com_phc_info *phc = &ena_dev->phc;
+	volatile struct ena_admin_phc_resp *resp;
 	ktime_t expire_time;
 	ktime_t block_time;
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&phc->lock, flags);
+
 	if (!phc->active) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phc->lock, flags);
 		netdev_err(ena_dev->net_device, "PHC feature is not active in the device\n");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&phc->lock, flags);
+	resp = ena_dev->phc.virt_addr;
 
 	/* Check if PHC is in blocked state */
 	if (unlikely(ktime_compare(phc->system_time, zero_system_time))) {