diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index bc6206543e8e..c216d9580928 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -7597,7 +7597,6 @@ static int __bnxt_hwrm_ptp_qcfg(struct bnxt *bp)
 	struct hwrm_port_mac_ptp_qcfg_output *resp;
 	struct hwrm_port_mac_ptp_qcfg_input *req;
 	struct bnxt_ptp_cfg *ptp = bp->ptp_cfg;
-	bool phc_cfg;
 	u8 flags;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -7640,8 +7639,9 @@ static int __bnxt_hwrm_ptp_qcfg(struct bnxt *bp)
 		rc = -ENODEV;
 		goto exit;
 	}
-	phc_cfg = (flags & PORT_MAC_PTP_QCFG_RESP_FLAGS_RTC_CONFIGURED) != 0;
-	rc = bnxt_ptp_init(bp, phc_cfg);
+	ptp->rtc_configured =
+		(flags & PORT_MAC_PTP_QCFG_RESP_FLAGS_RTC_CONFIGURED) != 0;
+	rc = bnxt_ptp_init(bp);
 	if (rc)
 		netdev_warn(bp->dev, "PTP initialization failed.\n");
 exit:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
index 6e3da3362bd6..bbe8657f6545 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ static void bnxt_ptp_free(struct bnxt *bp)
 	}
 }
 
-int bnxt_ptp_init(struct bnxt *bp, bool phc_cfg)
+int bnxt_ptp_init(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_ptp_cfg *ptp = bp->ptp_cfg;
 	int rc;
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ int bnxt_ptp_init(struct bnxt *bp, bool phc_cfg)
 
 	if (BNXT_PTP_USE_RTC(bp)) {
 		bnxt_ptp_timecounter_init(bp, false);
-		rc = bnxt_ptp_init_rtc(bp, phc_cfg);
+		rc = bnxt_ptp_init_rtc(bp, ptp->rtc_configured);
 		if (rc)
 			goto out;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.h
index 34162e07a119..7d6a215b10b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ struct bnxt_ptp_cfg {
 					 BNXT_PTP_MSG_PDELAY_REQ |	\
 					 BNXT_PTP_MSG_PDELAY_RESP)
 	u8			tx_tstamp_en:1;
+	u8			rtc_configured:1;
 	int			rx_filter;
 	u32			tstamp_filters;
 
@@ -145,6 +146,6 @@ int bnxt_get_tx_ts_p5(struct bnxt *bp, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int bnxt_get_rx_ts_p5(struct bnxt *bp, u64 *ts, u32 pkt_ts);
 void bnxt_ptp_rtc_timecounter_init(struct bnxt_ptp_cfg *ptp, u64 ns);
 int bnxt_ptp_init_rtc(struct bnxt *bp, bool phc_cfg);
-int bnxt_ptp_init(struct bnxt *bp, bool phc_cfg);
+int bnxt_ptp_init(struct bnxt *bp);
 void bnxt_ptp_clear(struct bnxt *bp);
 #endif