bool timeout = time_is_before_jiffies(adapter->ptp_tx_start +
                                              IGC_PTP_TX_TIMEOUT);
 
-       if (!adapter->ptp_tx_skb)
-               return;
-
        if (!test_bit(__IGC_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state))
                return;
 
        struct igc_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
        u64 regval;
 
+       if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!skb))
+               return;
+
        regval = rd32(IGC_TXSTMPL);
        regval |= (u64)rd32(IGC_TXSTMPH) << 32;
        igc_ptp_systim_to_hwtstamp(adapter, &shhwtstamps, regval);
        struct igc_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
        u32 tsynctxctl;
 
-       if (!adapter->ptp_tx_skb)
+       if (!test_bit(__IGC_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state))
                return;
 
        if (time_is_before_jiffies(adapter->ptp_tx_start +
                return;
 
        cancel_work_sync(&adapter->ptp_tx_work);
-       if (adapter->ptp_tx_skb) {
-               dev_kfree_skb_any(adapter->ptp_tx_skb);
-               adapter->ptp_tx_skb = NULL;
-               clear_bit_unlock(__IGC_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state);
-       }
+       dev_kfree_skb_any(adapter->ptp_tx_skb);
+       adapter->ptp_tx_skb = NULL;
+       clear_bit_unlock(__IGC_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state);
 }
 
 /**