diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 66b1cc0247b8..36d73bf32f4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7257,7 +7257,8 @@ static void ixgbe_service_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (test_bit(__IXGBE_PTP_RUNNING, &adapter->state)) {
 		ixgbe_ptp_overflow_check(adapter);
-		ixgbe_ptp_rx_hang(adapter);
+		if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_RX_HWTSTAMP_IN_REGISTER)
+			ixgbe_ptp_rx_hang(adapter);
 		ixgbe_ptp_tx_hang(adapter);
 	}