if (unlikely(skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP)) {
                struct igb_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(tx_ring->netdev);
 
-               if (!(adapter->ptp_tx_skb)) {
+               if (!test_and_set_bit_lock(__IGB_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS,
+                                          &adapter->state)) {
                        skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags |= SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS;
                        tx_flags |= IGB_TX_FLAGS_TSTAMP;
 
 
                                   IGB_PTP_TX_TIMEOUT)) {
                dev_kfree_skb_any(adapter->ptp_tx_skb);
                adapter->ptp_tx_skb = NULL;
+               clear_bit_unlock(__IGB_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state);
                adapter->tx_hwtstamp_timeouts++;
                dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev, "clearing Tx timestamp hang");
                return;
        skb_tstamp_tx(adapter->ptp_tx_skb, &shhwtstamps);
        dev_kfree_skb_any(adapter->ptp_tx_skb);
        adapter->ptp_tx_skb = NULL;
+       clear_bit_unlock(__IGB_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state);
 }
 
 /**
        if (adapter->ptp_tx_skb) {
                dev_kfree_skb_any(adapter->ptp_tx_skb);
                adapter->ptp_tx_skb = NULL;
+               clear_bit_unlock(__IGB_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state);
        }
 
        if (adapter->ptp_clock) {