tx_flags |= IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_SW_VLAN;
        }
 
-       if (unlikely(skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP)) {
+       if (unlikely(skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP &&
+                    !test_and_set_bit_lock(__IXGBE_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS,
+                                           &adapter->state))) {
                skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags |= SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS;
                tx_flags |= IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_TSTAMP;
 
 
 
        dev_kfree_skb_any(adapter->ptp_tx_skb);
        adapter->ptp_tx_skb = NULL;
+       clear_bit_unlock(__IXGBE_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state);
 }
 
 /**
        if (timeout) {
                dev_kfree_skb_any(adapter->ptp_tx_skb);
                adapter->ptp_tx_skb = NULL;
+               clear_bit_unlock(__IXGBE_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state);
                e_warn(drv, "clearing Tx Timestamp hang");
                return;
        }
        if (adapter->ptp_tx_skb) {
                dev_kfree_skb_any(adapter->ptp_tx_skb);
                adapter->ptp_tx_skb = NULL;
+               clear_bit_unlock(__IXGBE_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state);
        }
 
        if (adapter->ptp_clock) {