diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 36173a09e2fd..a89f6fe7866f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -1846,20 +1846,6 @@ static int ravb_set_config_mode(struct net_device *ndev)
 	return error;
 }
 
-static void ravb_set_gti(struct net_device *ndev)
-{
-	struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	const struct ravb_hw_info *info = priv->info;
-
-	if (!(info->gptp || info->ccc_gac))
-		return;
-
-	ravb_write(ndev, priv->gti_tiv, GTI);
-
-	/* Request GTI loading */
-	ravb_modify(ndev, GCCR, GCCR_LTI, GCCR_LTI);
-}
-
 static int ravb_compute_gti(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
@@ -1974,8 +1960,6 @@ static int ravb_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	ravb_emac_init(ndev);
 
-	ravb_set_gti(ndev);
-
 	/* Initialise PTP Clock driver */
 	if (info->gptp || info->ccc_gac)
 		ravb_ptp_init(ndev, priv->pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_ptp.c
index 43218bc15b15..ac91a6813368 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_ptp.c
@@ -321,11 +321,20 @@ void ravb_ptp_init(struct net_device *ndev, struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	priv->ptp.info = ravb_ptp_info;
 
-	priv->ptp.default_addend = ravb_read(ndev, GTI);
+	priv->ptp.default_addend = priv->gti_tiv;
 	priv->ptp.current_addend = priv->ptp.default_addend;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
+
+	/* Set gPTP Timer Increment Value. */
+	ravb_write(ndev, priv->ptp.default_addend, GTI);
+
+	/* Request GTI loading. */
+	ravb_modify(ndev, GCCR, GCCR_LTI, GCCR_LTI);
+
+	/* Wait for GIT loading to complete by checking there are no requests. */
 	ravb_wait(ndev, GCCR, GCCR_TCR, GCCR_TCR_NOREQ);
+
 	ravb_modify(ndev, GCCR, GCCR_TCSS, GCCR_TCSS_ADJGPTP);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);