diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.c
index ad84d8ad49a6..f3e195974a8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.c
@@ -40,11 +40,17 @@ static struct ice_adapter *ice_adapter_new(void)
 	spin_lock_init(&adapter->ptp_gltsyn_time_lock);
 	refcount_set(&adapter->refcount, 1);
 
+	mutex_init(&adapter->ports.lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&adapter->ports.ports);
+
 	return adapter;
 }
 
 static void ice_adapter_free(struct ice_adapter *adapter)
 {
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&adapter->ports.ports));
+	mutex_destroy(&adapter->ports.lock);
+
 	kfree(adapter);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.h
index eb7cac01c242..e233225848b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adapter.h
@@ -4,18 +4,34 @@
 #ifndef _ICE_ADAPTER_H_
 #define _ICE_ADAPTER_H_
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock_types.h>
 #include <linux/refcount_types.h>
 
 struct pci_dev;
 struct ice_pf;
 
+/**
+ * struct ice_port_list - data used to store the list of adapter ports
+ *
+ * This structure contains data used to maintain a list of adapter ports
+ *
+ * @ports: list of ports
+ * @lock: protect access to the ports list
+ */
+struct ice_port_list {
+	struct list_head ports;
+	/* To synchronize the ports list operations */
+	struct mutex lock;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct ice_adapter - PCI adapter resources shared across PFs
  * @ptp_gltsyn_time_lock: Spinlock protecting access to the GLTSYN_TIME
  *                        register of the PTP clock.
  * @refcount: Reference count. struct ice_pf objects hold the references.
  * @ctrl_pf: Control PF of the adapter
+ * @ports: Ports list
  */
 struct ice_adapter {
 	refcount_t refcount;
@@ -23,6 +39,7 @@ struct ice_adapter {
 	spinlock_t ptp_gltsyn_time_lock;
 
 	struct ice_pf *ctrl_pf;
+	struct ice_port_list ports;
 };
 
 struct ice_adapter *ice_adapter_get(const struct pci_dev *pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
index 2fb73ab41bc2..0b3dd87a331c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static struct ice_pf *ice_get_ctrl_pf(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	return !pf->adapter ? NULL : pf->adapter->ctrl_pf;
 }
 
-static __maybe_unused struct ice_ptp *ice_get_ctrl_ptp(struct ice_pf *pf)
+static struct ice_ptp *ice_get_ctrl_ptp(struct ice_pf *pf)
 {
 	struct ice_pf *ctrl_pf = ice_get_ctrl_pf(pf);
 
@@ -812,8 +812,8 @@ static enum ice_tx_tstamp_work ice_ptp_tx_tstamp_owner(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	struct ice_ptp_port *port;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	mutex_lock(&pf->ptp.ports_owner.lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(port, &pf->ptp.ports_owner.ports, list_member) {
+	mutex_lock(&pf->adapter->ports.lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(port, &pf->adapter->ports.ports, list_node) {
 		struct ice_ptp_tx *tx = &port->tx;
 
 		if (!tx || !tx->init)
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ static enum ice_tx_tstamp_work ice_ptp_tx_tstamp_owner(struct ice_pf *pf)
 
 		ice_ptp_process_tx_tstamp(tx);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&pf->ptp.ports_owner.lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&pf->adapter->ports.lock);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ICE_GET_QUAD_NUM(pf->hw.ptp.num_lports); i++) {
 		u64 tstamp_ready;
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ ice_ptp_flush_all_tx_tracker(struct ice_pf *pf)
 {
 	struct ice_ptp_port *port;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(port, &pf->ptp.ports_owner.ports, list_member)
+	list_for_each_entry(port, &pf->adapter->ports.ports, list_node)
 		ice_ptp_flush_tx_tracker(ptp_port_to_pf(port), &port->tx);
 }
 
@@ -1586,10 +1586,10 @@ static void ice_ptp_restart_all_phy(struct ice_pf *pf)
 {
 	struct list_head *entry;
 
-	list_for_each(entry, &pf->ptp.ports_owner.ports) {
+	list_for_each(entry, &pf->adapter->ports.ports) {
 		struct ice_ptp_port *port = list_entry(entry,
 						       struct ice_ptp_port,
-						       list_member);
+						       list_node);
 
 		if (port->link_up)
 			ice_ptp_port_phy_restart(port);
@@ -2906,6 +2906,50 @@ err:
 	dev_err(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "PTP reset failed %d\n", err);
 }
 
+static bool ice_is_primary(struct ice_hw *hw)
+{
+	return ice_is_e825c(hw) && ice_is_dual(hw) ?
+		!!(hw->dev_caps.nac_topo.mode & ICE_NAC_TOPO_PRIMARY_M) : true;
+}
+
+static int ice_ptp_setup_adapter(struct ice_pf *pf)
+{
+	if (!ice_pf_src_tmr_owned(pf) || !ice_is_primary(&pf->hw))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	pf->adapter->ctrl_pf = pf;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ice_ptp_setup_pf(struct ice_pf *pf)
+{
+	struct ice_ptp *ctrl_ptp = ice_get_ctrl_ptp(pf);
+	struct ice_ptp *ptp = &pf->ptp;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(!ctrl_ptp) || ice_get_phy_model(&pf->hw) == ICE_PHY_UNSUP)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ptp->port.list_node);
+	mutex_lock(&pf->adapter->ports.lock);
+
+	list_add(&ptp->port.list_node,
+		 &pf->adapter->ports.ports);
+	mutex_unlock(&pf->adapter->ports.lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void ice_ptp_cleanup_pf(struct ice_pf *pf)
+{
+	struct ice_ptp *ptp = &pf->ptp;
+
+	if (ice_get_phy_model(&pf->hw) != ICE_PHY_UNSUP) {
+		mutex_lock(&pf->adapter->ports.lock);
+		list_del(&ptp->port.list_node);
+		mutex_unlock(&pf->adapter->ports.lock);
+	}
+}
 /**
  * ice_ptp_aux_dev_to_aux_pf - Get auxiliary PF handle for the auxiliary device
  * @aux_dev: auxiliary device to get the auxiliary PF for
@@ -2957,9 +3001,9 @@ static int ice_ptp_auxbus_probe(struct auxiliary_device *aux_dev,
 	if (WARN_ON(!owner_pf))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&aux_pf->ptp.port.list_member);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&aux_pf->ptp.port.list_node);
 	mutex_lock(&owner_pf->ptp.ports_owner.lock);
-	list_add(&aux_pf->ptp.port.list_member,
+	list_add(&aux_pf->ptp.port.list_node,
 		 &owner_pf->ptp.ports_owner.ports);
 	mutex_unlock(&owner_pf->ptp.ports_owner.lock);
 
@@ -2976,7 +3020,7 @@ static void ice_ptp_auxbus_remove(struct auxiliary_device *aux_dev)
 	struct ice_pf *aux_pf = ice_ptp_aux_dev_to_aux_pf(aux_dev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&owner_pf->ptp.ports_owner.lock);
-	list_del(&aux_pf->ptp.port.list_member);
+	list_del(&aux_pf->ptp.port.list_node);
 	mutex_unlock(&owner_pf->ptp.ports_owner.lock);
 }
 
@@ -3036,7 +3080,7 @@ ice_ptp_auxbus_create_id_table(struct ice_pf *pf, const char *name)
  * ice_ptp_register_auxbus_driver - Register PTP auxiliary bus driver
  * @pf: Board private structure
  */
-static int ice_ptp_register_auxbus_driver(struct ice_pf *pf)
+static int __always_unused ice_ptp_register_auxbus_driver(struct ice_pf *pf)
 {
 	struct auxiliary_driver *aux_driver;
 	struct ice_ptp *ptp;
@@ -3079,7 +3123,7 @@ static int ice_ptp_register_auxbus_driver(struct ice_pf *pf)
  * ice_ptp_unregister_auxbus_driver - Unregister PTP auxiliary bus driver
  * @pf: Board private structure
  */
-static void ice_ptp_unregister_auxbus_driver(struct ice_pf *pf)
+static void __always_unused ice_ptp_unregister_auxbus_driver(struct ice_pf *pf)
 {
 	struct auxiliary_driver *aux_driver = &pf->ptp.ports_owner.aux_driver;
 
@@ -3098,15 +3142,12 @@ static void ice_ptp_unregister_auxbus_driver(struct ice_pf *pf)
  */
 int ice_ptp_clock_index(struct ice_pf *pf)
 {
-	struct auxiliary_device *aux_dev;
-	struct ice_pf *owner_pf;
+	struct ice_ptp *ctrl_ptp = ice_get_ctrl_ptp(pf);
 	struct ptp_clock *clock;
 
-	aux_dev = &pf->ptp.port.aux_dev;
-	owner_pf = ice_ptp_aux_dev_to_owner_pf(aux_dev);
-	if (!owner_pf)
+	if (!ctrl_ptp)
 		return -1;
-	clock = owner_pf->ptp.clock;
+	clock = ctrl_ptp->clock;
 
 	return clock ? ptp_clock_index(clock) : -1;
 }
@@ -3166,15 +3207,7 @@ static int ice_ptp_init_owner(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_clk;
 
-	err = ice_ptp_register_auxbus_driver(pf);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "Failed to register PTP auxbus driver");
-		goto err_aux;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
-err_aux:
-	ptp_clock_unregister(pf->ptp.clock);
 err_clk:
 	pf->ptp.clock = NULL;
 err_exit:
@@ -3250,7 +3283,7 @@ static void ice_ptp_release_auxbus_device(struct device *dev)
  * ice_ptp_create_auxbus_device - Create PTP auxiliary bus device
  * @pf: Board private structure
  */
-static int ice_ptp_create_auxbus_device(struct ice_pf *pf)
+static __always_unused int ice_ptp_create_auxbus_device(struct ice_pf *pf)
 {
 	struct auxiliary_device *aux_dev;
 	struct ice_ptp *ptp;
@@ -3297,7 +3330,7 @@ aux_err:
  * ice_ptp_remove_auxbus_device - Remove PTP auxiliary bus device
  * @pf: Board private structure
  */
-static void ice_ptp_remove_auxbus_device(struct ice_pf *pf)
+static __always_unused void ice_ptp_remove_auxbus_device(struct ice_pf *pf)
 {
 	struct auxiliary_device *aux_dev = &pf->ptp.port.aux_dev;
 
@@ -3361,19 +3394,26 @@ void ice_ptp_init(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	/* If this function owns the clock hardware, it must allocate and
 	 * configure the PTP clock device to represent it.
 	 */
-	if (ice_pf_src_tmr_owned(pf)) {
+	if (ice_pf_src_tmr_owned(pf) && ice_is_primary(hw)) {
+		err = ice_ptp_setup_adapter(pf);
+		if (err)
+			goto err_exit;
 		err = ice_ptp_init_owner(pf);
 		if (err)
-			goto err;
+			goto err_exit;
 	}
 
+	err = ice_ptp_setup_pf(pf);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_exit;
+
 	ptp->port.port_num = hw->pf_id;
 	if (ice_is_e825c(hw) && hw->ptp.is_2x50g_muxed_topo)
 		ptp->port.port_num = hw->pf_id * 2;
 
 	err = ice_ptp_init_port(pf, &ptp->port);
 	if (err)
-		goto err;
+		goto err_exit;
 
 	/* Start the PHY timestamping block */
 	ice_ptp_reset_phy_timestamping(pf);
@@ -3381,20 +3421,16 @@ void ice_ptp_init(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	/* Configure initial Tx interrupt settings */
 	ice_ptp_cfg_tx_interrupt(pf);
 
-	err = ice_ptp_create_auxbus_device(pf);
-	if (err)
-		goto err;
-
 	ptp->state = ICE_PTP_READY;
 
 	err = ice_ptp_init_work(pf, ptp);
 	if (err)
-		goto err;
+		goto err_exit;
 
 	dev_info(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), "PTP init successful\n");
 	return;
 
-err:
+err_exit:
 	/* If we registered a PTP clock, release it */
 	if (pf->ptp.clock) {
 		ptp_clock_unregister(ptp->clock);
@@ -3421,7 +3457,7 @@ void ice_ptp_release(struct ice_pf *pf)
 	/* Disable timestamping for both Tx and Rx */
 	ice_ptp_disable_timestamp_mode(pf);
 
-	ice_ptp_remove_auxbus_device(pf);
+	ice_ptp_cleanup_pf(pf);
 
 	ice_ptp_release_tx_tracker(pf, &pf->ptp.port.tx);
 
@@ -3436,9 +3472,6 @@ void ice_ptp_release(struct ice_pf *pf)
 		pf->ptp.kworker = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (ice_pf_src_tmr_owned(pf))
-		ice_ptp_unregister_auxbus_driver(pf);
-
 	if (!pf->ptp.clock)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h
index 2db2257a0fb2..5615efc42c62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.h
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ struct ice_ptp_tx {
  * ready for PTP functionality. It is used to track the port initialization
  * and determine when the port's PHY offset is valid.
  *
- * @list_member: list member structure of auxiliary device
+ * @list_node: list member structure
  * @tx: Tx timestamp tracking for this port
  * @aux_dev: auxiliary device associated with this port
  * @ov_work: delayed work task for tracking when PHY offset is valid
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ struct ice_ptp_tx {
  * @port_num: the port number this structure represents
  */
 struct ice_ptp_port {
-	struct list_head list_member;
+	struct list_head list_node;
 	struct ice_ptp_tx tx;
 	struct auxiliary_device aux_dev;
 	struct kthread_delayed_work ov_work;
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ enum ice_ptp_tx_interrupt {
  * @ports: list of porst handled by this port owner
  * @lock: protect access to ports list
  */
+
 struct ice_ptp_port_owner {
 	struct auxiliary_driver aux_driver;
 	struct list_head ports;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.h
index 4c8b84571344..3499062218b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp_hw.h
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ static inline u64 ice_get_base_incval(struct ice_hw *hw)
 	}
 }
 
+static inline bool ice_is_dual(struct ice_hw *hw)
+{
+	return !!(hw->dev_caps.nac_topo.mode & ICE_NAC_TOPO_DUAL_M);
+}
+
 #define PFTSYN_SEM_BYTES	4
 
 #define ICE_PTP_CLOCK_INDEX_0	0x00