diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 06e5431cf51d..6c893c6e82dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -899,6 +899,9 @@ static int stmmac_init_ptp(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	bool xmac = priv->plat->has_gmac4 || priv->plat->has_xgmac;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (priv->plat->ptp_clk_freq_config)
+		priv->plat->ptp_clk_freq_config(priv);
+
 	ret = stmmac_init_tstamp_counter(priv, STMMAC_HWTS_ACTIVE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
index be9b58b2abf9..ac8bc1c8614d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
@@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ void stmmac_ptp_register(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (priv->plat->ptp_clk_freq_config)
-		priv->plat->ptp_clk_freq_config(priv);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->dma_cap.pps_out_num; i++) {
 		if (i >= STMMAC_PPS_MAX)
 			break;