diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 022bf6e86164..484501e59a10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -1269,6 +1269,7 @@ void i40e_ptp_restore_hw_time(struct i40e_pf *pf);
 void i40e_ptp_init(struct i40e_pf *pf);
 void i40e_ptp_stop(struct i40e_pf *pf);
 int i40e_ptp_alloc_pins(struct i40e_pf *pf);
+void i40e_ptp_free_pins(struct i40e_pf *pf);
 int i40e_update_adq_vsi_queues(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, int vsi_offset);
 int i40e_is_vsi_uplink_mode_veb(struct i40e_vsi *vsi);
 int i40e_get_partition_bw_setting(struct i40e_pf *pf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 1cc3faf49994..3bb1ea604822 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -16183,6 +16183,7 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	i40e_clear_interrupt_scheme(pf);
 	kfree(pf->vsi);
 err_switch_setup:
+	i40e_ptp_free_pins(pf);
 	i40e_reset_interrupt_capability(pf);
 	del_timer_sync(&pf->service_timer);
 err_mac_addr:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c
index 38942d3f7819..640e2e9af85f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c
@@ -955,12 +955,13 @@ int i40e_ptp_get_ts_config(struct i40e_pf *pf, struct ifreq *ifr)
  *
  * Release memory allocated for PTP pins.
  **/
-static void i40e_ptp_free_pins(struct i40e_pf *pf)
+void i40e_ptp_free_pins(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 {
 	if (i40e_is_ptp_pin_dev(&pf->hw)) {
 		kfree(pf->ptp_pins);
 		kfree(pf->ptp_caps.pin_config);
 		pf->ptp_pins = NULL;
+		pf->ptp_caps.pin_config = NULL;
 	}
 }