diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
index 0cebe4b63adb..38f095260e1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.h
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ struct fec_enet_private {
 	struct clk *clk_2x_txclk;
 
 	bool ptp_clk_on;
-	struct mutex ptp_clk_mutex;
 	unsigned int num_tx_queues;
 	unsigned int num_rx_queues;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index b0d60f898249..ab1ee9508f76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -2028,6 +2028,7 @@ static void fec_enet_phy_reset_after_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev)
 static int fec_enet_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 {
 	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (enable) {
@@ -2036,15 +2037,15 @@ static int fec_enet_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 			return ret;
 
 		if (fep->clk_ptp) {
-			mutex_lock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 			ret = clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_ptp);
 			if (ret) {
-				mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 				goto failed_clk_ptp;
 			} else {
 				fep->ptp_clk_on = true;
 			}
-			mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 		}
 
 		ret = clk_prepare_enable(fep->clk_ref);
@@ -2059,10 +2060,10 @@ static int fec_enet_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 	} else {
 		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_enet_out);
 		if (fep->clk_ptp) {
-			mutex_lock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 			clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ptp);
 			fep->ptp_clk_on = false;
-			mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 		}
 		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ref);
 		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_2x_txclk);
@@ -2075,10 +2076,10 @@ static int fec_enet_clk_enable(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ref);
 failed_clk_ref:
 	if (fep->clk_ptp) {
-		mutex_lock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 		clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ptp);
 		fep->ptp_clk_on = false;
-		mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 	}
 failed_clk_ptp:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_enet_out);
@@ -3907,7 +3908,7 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	fep->ptp_clk_on = false;
-	mutex_init(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	spin_lock_init(&fep->tmreg_lock);
 
 	/* clk_ref is optional, depends on board */
 	fep->clk_ref = devm_clk_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "enet_clk_ref");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
index c74d04f4b2fd..8dd5a2615a89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
@@ -365,21 +365,19 @@ static int fec_ptp_adjtime(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, s64 delta)
  */
 static int fec_ptp_gettime(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, struct timespec64 *ts)
 {
-	struct fec_enet_private *adapter =
+	struct fec_enet_private *fep =
 	    container_of(ptp, struct fec_enet_private, ptp_caps);
 	u64 ns;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	mutex_lock(&adapter->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 	/* Check the ptp clock */
-	if (!adapter->ptp_clk_on) {
-		mutex_unlock(&adapter->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	if (!fep->ptp_clk_on) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->tmreg_lock, flags);
-	ns = timecounter_read(&adapter->tc);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->tmreg_lock, flags);
-	mutex_unlock(&adapter->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	ns = timecounter_read(&fep->tc);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 
 	*ts = ns_to_timespec64(ns);
 
@@ -404,10 +402,10 @@ static int fec_ptp_settime(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 counter;
 
-	mutex_lock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 	/* Check the ptp clock */
 	if (!fep->ptp_clk_on) {
-		mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -417,11 +415,9 @@ static int fec_ptp_settime(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
 	 */
 	counter = ns & fep->cc.mask;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 	writel(counter, fep->hwp + FEC_ATIME);
 	timecounter_init(&fep->tc, &fep->cc, ns);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
-	mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -518,13 +514,11 @@ static void fec_time_keep(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct fec_enet_private *fep = container_of(dwork, struct fec_enet_private, time_keep);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	mutex_lock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 	if (fep->ptp_clk_on) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 		timecounter_read(&fep->tc);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
 
 	schedule_delayed_work(&fep->time_keep, HZ);
 }
@@ -599,8 +593,6 @@ void fec_ptp_init(struct platform_device *pdev, int irq_idx)
 	}
 	fep->ptp_inc = NSEC_PER_SEC / fep->cycle_speed;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&fep->tmreg_lock);
-
 	fec_ptp_start_cyclecounter(ndev);
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&fep->time_keep, fec_time_keep);
