diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index a89f6fe7866f..42d208e6b8ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -707,7 +707,15 @@ static int ravb_dmac_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 		return error;
 
 	/* Setting the control will start the AVB-DMAC process. */
-	return ravb_set_opmode(ndev, CCC_OPC_OPERATION);
+	error = ravb_set_opmode(ndev, CCC_OPC_OPERATION);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	/* Initialise PTP Clock driver */
+	if (info->gptp)
+		ravb_ptp_init(ndev, priv->pdev);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void ravb_get_tx_tstamp(struct net_device *ndev)
@@ -1115,6 +1123,10 @@ static int ravb_stop_dma(struct net_device *ndev)
 			netdev_err(ndev, "failed to stop AXI BUS\n");
 	}
 
+	/* Stop PTP Clock driver */
+	if (info->gptp)
+		ravb_ptp_stop(ndev);
+
 	/* Stop AVB-DMAC process */
 	return ravb_set_opmode(ndev, CCC_OPC_CONFIG);
 }
@@ -1719,9 +1731,7 @@ static int ravb_set_ringparam(struct net_device *ndev,
 
 	if (netif_running(ndev)) {
 		netif_device_detach(ndev);
-		/* Stop PTP Clock driver */
-		if (info->gptp)
-			ravb_ptp_stop(ndev);
+
 		/* Wait for DMA stopping */
 		error = ravb_stop_dma(ndev);
 		if (error) {
@@ -1752,10 +1762,6 @@ static int ravb_set_ringparam(struct net_device *ndev,
 
 		ravb_emac_init(ndev);
 
-		/* Initialise PTP Clock driver */
-		if (info->gptp)
-			ravb_ptp_init(ndev, priv->pdev);
-
 		netif_device_attach(ndev);
 	}
 
@@ -1961,7 +1967,7 @@ static int ravb_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	ravb_emac_init(ndev);
 
 	/* Initialise PTP Clock driver */
-	if (info->gptp || info->ccc_gac)
+	if (info->ccc_gac)
 		ravb_ptp_init(ndev, priv->pdev);
 
 	/* PHY control start */
@@ -1975,7 +1981,7 @@ static int ravb_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 out_ptp_stop:
 	/* Stop PTP Clock driver */
-	if (info->gptp || info->ccc_gac)
+	if (info->ccc_gac)
 		ravb_ptp_stop(ndev);
 	ravb_stop_dma(ndev);
 out_set_reset:
@@ -2020,10 +2026,6 @@ static void ravb_tx_timeout_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(ndev);
 
-	/* Stop PTP Clock driver */
-	if (info->gptp)
-		ravb_ptp_stop(ndev);
-
 	/* Wait for DMA stopping */
 	if (ravb_stop_dma(ndev)) {
 		/* If ravb_stop_dma() fails, the hardware is still operating
@@ -2056,10 +2058,6 @@ static void ravb_tx_timeout_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	ravb_emac_init(ndev);
 
 out:
-	/* Initialise PTP Clock driver */
-	if (info->gptp)
-		ravb_ptp_init(ndev, priv->pdev);
-
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(ndev);
 
 out_unlock:
@@ -2374,7 +2372,7 @@ static int ravb_close(struct net_device *ndev)
 	}
 
 	/* Stop PTP Clock driver */
-	if (info->gptp || info->ccc_gac)
+	if (info->ccc_gac)
 		ravb_ptp_stop(ndev);
 
 	/* Set the config mode to stop the AVB-DMAC's processes */