diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index 6ae2d0b723c8..082f78beeb4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -6725,6 +6725,7 @@ static int igc_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 err_register:
 	igc_release_hw_control(adapter);
+	igc_ptp_stop(adapter);
 err_eeprom:
 	if (!igc_check_reset_block(hw))
 		igc_reset_phy(hw);