diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/dp83640.c b/drivers/net/phy/dp83640.c
index 180f69952779..7a240fce3a7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/dp83640.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/dp83640.c
@@ -846,6 +846,11 @@ static void decode_rxts(struct dp83640_private *dp83640,
 	struct skb_shared_hwtstamps *shhwtstamps = NULL;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	u8 overflow;
+
+	overflow = (phy_rxts->ns_hi >> 14) & 0x3;
+	if (overflow)
+		pr_debug("rx timestamp queue overflow, count %d\n", overflow);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dp83640->rx_lock, flags);
 
@@ -888,6 +893,7 @@ static void decode_txts(struct dp83640_private *dp83640,
 	struct skb_shared_hwtstamps shhwtstamps;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	u64 ns;
+	u8 overflow;
 
 	/* We must already have the skb that triggered this. */
 
@@ -897,6 +903,17 @@ static void decode_txts(struct dp83640_private *dp83640,
 		pr_debug("have timestamp but tx_queue empty\n");
 		return;
 	}
+
+	overflow = (phy_txts->ns_hi >> 14) & 0x3;
+	if (overflow) {
+		pr_debug("tx timestamp queue overflow, count %d\n", overflow);
+		while (skb) {
+			skb_complete_tx_timestamp(skb, NULL);
+			skb = skb_dequeue(&dp83640->tx_queue);
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+
 	ns = phy2txts(phy_txts);
 	memset(&shhwtstamps, 0, sizeof(shhwtstamps));
 	shhwtstamps.hwtstamp = ns_to_ktime(ns);