diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 016dcfec8d49..874a15f33bc5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -3320,6 +3320,9 @@ static void bnxt_free_tx_skbs(struct bnxt *bp)
 		}
 		netdev_tx_reset_queue(netdev_get_tx_queue(bp->dev, i));
 	}
+
+	if (bp->ptp_cfg && !(bp->fw_cap & BNXT_FW_CAP_TX_TS_CMP))
+		bnxt_ptp_free_txts_skbs(bp->ptp_cfg);
 }
 
 static void bnxt_free_one_rx_ring(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_rx_ring_info *rxr)
@@ -12249,8 +12252,6 @@ static int __bnxt_open_nic(struct bnxt *bp, bool irq_re_init, bool link_re_init)
 	/* VF-reps may need to be re-opened after the PF is re-opened */
 	if (BNXT_PF(bp))
 		bnxt_vf_reps_open(bp);
-	if (bp->ptp_cfg && !(bp->fw_cap & BNXT_FW_CAP_TX_TS_CMP))
-		WRITE_ONCE(bp->ptp_cfg->tx_avail, BNXT_MAX_TX_TS);
 	bnxt_ptp_init_rtc(bp, true);
 	bnxt_ptp_cfg_tstamp_filters(bp);
 	if (BNXT_SUPPORTS_MULTI_RSS_CTX(bp))
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
index 781225d3ba8f..650034a4bb46 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
@@ -777,6 +777,27 @@ next_slot:
 	return HZ;
 }
 
+void bnxt_ptp_free_txts_skbs(struct bnxt_ptp_cfg *ptp)
+{
+	struct bnxt_ptp_tx_req *txts_req;
+	u16 cons = ptp->txts_cons;
+
+	/* make sure ptp aux worker finished with
+	 * possible BNXT_STATE_OPEN set
+	 */
+	ptp_cancel_worker_sync(ptp->ptp_clock);
+
+	ptp->tx_avail = BNXT_MAX_TX_TS;
+	while (cons != ptp->txts_prod) {
+		txts_req = &ptp->txts_req[cons];
+		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(txts_req->tx_skb))
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(txts_req->tx_skb);
+		cons = NEXT_TXTS(cons);
+	}
+	ptp->txts_cons = cons;
+	ptp_schedule_worker(ptp->ptp_clock, 0);
+}
+
 int bnxt_ptp_get_txts_prod(struct bnxt_ptp_cfg *ptp, u16 *prod)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&ptp->ptp_tx_lock);
@@ -1095,7 +1116,6 @@ out:
 void bnxt_ptp_clear(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	struct bnxt_ptp_cfg *ptp = bp->ptp_cfg;
-	int i;
 
 	if (!ptp)
 		return;
@@ -1107,12 +1127,5 @@ void bnxt_ptp_clear(struct bnxt *bp)
 	kfree(ptp->ptp_info.pin_config);
 	ptp->ptp_info.pin_config = NULL;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < BNXT_MAX_TX_TS; i++) {
-		if (ptp->txts_req[i].tx_skb) {
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(ptp->txts_req[i].tx_skb);
-			ptp->txts_req[i].tx_skb = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
 	bnxt_unmap_ptp_regs(bp);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.h
index 61e89bb2d269..999b497990bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ int bnxt_ptp_cfg_tstamp_filters(struct bnxt *bp);
 void bnxt_ptp_reapply_pps(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_hwtstamp_set(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr);
 int bnxt_hwtstamp_get(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr);
+void bnxt_ptp_free_txts_skbs(struct bnxt_ptp_cfg *ptp);
 int bnxt_ptp_get_txts_prod(struct bnxt_ptp_cfg *ptp, u16 *prod);
 void bnxt_get_tx_ts_p5(struct bnxt *bp, struct sk_buff *skb, u16 prod);
 int bnxt_get_rx_ts_p5(struct bnxt *bp, u64 *ts, u32 pkt_ts);