WARN_ON(channel->rx_pkt_n_frags);
        }
 
+       efx_ptp_start_datapath(efx);
+
        if (netif_device_present(efx->net_dev))
                netif_tx_wake_all_queues(efx->net_dev);
 }
        EFX_ASSERT_RESET_SERIALISED(efx);
        BUG_ON(efx->port_enabled);
 
+       efx_ptp_stop_datapath(efx);
+
        /* Stop RX refill */
        efx_for_each_channel(channel, efx) {
                efx_for_each_channel_rx_queue(rx_queue, channel)
 
 bool efx_ptp_is_ptp_tx(struct efx_nic *efx, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int efx_ptp_tx(struct efx_nic *efx, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void efx_ptp_event(struct efx_nic *efx, efx_qword_t *ev);
+void efx_ptp_start_datapath(struct efx_nic *efx);
+void efx_ptp_stop_datapath(struct efx_nic *efx);
 
 extern const struct efx_nic_type falcon_a1_nic_type;
 extern const struct efx_nic_type falcon_b0_nic_type;
 
 static int efx_ptp_stop(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
        struct efx_ptp_data *ptp = efx->ptp_data;
-       int rc = efx_ptp_disable(efx);
        struct list_head *cursor;
        struct list_head *next;
+       int rc;
+
+       if (ptp == NULL)
+               return 0;
+
+       rc = efx_ptp_disable(efx);
 
        if (ptp->rxfilter_installed) {
                efx_filter_remove_id_safe(efx, EFX_FILTER_PRI_REQUIRED,
        return rc;
 }
 
+static int efx_ptp_restart(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+       if (efx->ptp_data && efx->ptp_data->enabled)
+               return efx_ptp_start(efx);
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static void efx_ptp_pps_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 {
        struct efx_ptp_data *ptp =
 {
        if ((enable_wanted != efx->ptp_data->enabled) ||
            (enable_wanted && (efx->ptp_data->mode != new_mode))) {
-               int rc;
+               int rc = 0;
 
                if (enable_wanted) {
                        /* Change of mode requires disable */
                         * succeed.
                         */
                        efx->ptp_data->mode = new_mode;
-                       rc = efx_ptp_start(efx);
+                       if (netif_running(efx->net_dev))
+                               rc = efx_ptp_start(efx);
                        if (rc == 0) {
                                rc = efx_ptp_synchronize(efx,
                                                         PTP_SYNC_ATTEMPTS * 2);
                efx->extra_channel_type[EFX_EXTRA_CHANNEL_PTP] =
                        &efx_ptp_channel_type;
 }
+
+void efx_ptp_start_datapath(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+       if (efx_ptp_restart(efx))
+               netif_err(efx, drv, efx->net_dev, "Failed to restart PTP.\n");
+}
+
+void efx_ptp_stop_datapath(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+       efx_ptp_stop(efx);
+}