struct cyclecounter cc;
        unsigned long flags;
        u32 incval = 0;
-       u32 tsauxc = 0;
        u32 fuse0 = 0;
 
        /* For some of the boards below this mask is technically incorrect.
        case ixgbe_mac_x550em_a:
        case ixgbe_mac_X550:
                cc.read = ixgbe_ptp_read_X550;
-
-               /* enable SYSTIME counter */
-               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_SYSTIMR, 0);
-               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_SYSTIML, 0);
-               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_SYSTIMH, 0);
-               tsauxc = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_TSAUXC);
-               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_TSAUXC,
-                               tsauxc & ~IXGBE_TSAUXC_DISABLE_SYSTIME);
-               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_TSIM, IXGBE_TSIM_TXTS);
-               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_EIMS, IXGBE_EIMS_TIMESYNC);
-
-               IXGBE_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);
                break;
        case ixgbe_mac_X540:
                cc.read = ixgbe_ptp_read_82599;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->tmreg_lock, flags);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ixgbe_ptp_init_systime - Initialize SYSTIME registers
+ * @adapter: the ixgbe private board structure
+ *
+ * Initialize and start the SYSTIME registers.
+ */
+static void ixgbe_ptp_init_systime(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
+{
+       struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+       u32 tsauxc;
+
+       switch (hw->mac.type) {
+       case ixgbe_mac_X550EM_x:
+       case ixgbe_mac_x550em_a:
+       case ixgbe_mac_X550:
+               tsauxc = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_TSAUXC);
+
+               /* Reset SYSTIME registers to 0 */
+               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_SYSTIMR, 0);
+               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_SYSTIML, 0);
+               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_SYSTIMH, 0);
+
+               /* Reset interrupt settings */
+               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_TSIM, IXGBE_TSIM_TXTS);
+               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_EIMS, IXGBE_EIMS_TIMESYNC);
+
+               /* Activate the SYSTIME counter */
+               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_TSAUXC,
+                               tsauxc & ~IXGBE_TSAUXC_DISABLE_SYSTIME);
+               break;
+       case ixgbe_mac_X540:
+       case ixgbe_mac_82599EB:
+               /* Reset SYSTIME registers to 0 */
+               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_SYSTIML, 0);
+               IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_SYSTIMH, 0);
+               break;
+       default:
+               /* Other devices aren't supported */
+               return;
+       };
+
+       IXGBE_WRITE_FLUSH(hw);
+}
+
 /**
  * ixgbe_ptp_reset
  * @adapter: the ixgbe private board structure
 
        ixgbe_ptp_start_cyclecounter(adapter);
 
+       ixgbe_ptp_init_systime(adapter);
+
        spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->tmreg_lock, flags);
        timecounter_init(&adapter->hw_tc, &adapter->hw_cc,
                         ktime_to_ns(ktime_get_real()));