diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ptp.c
index 544114281ea7..9f8d4f8e57e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ptp.c
@@ -319,11 +319,10 @@ static int ptp_gianfar_adjtime(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, s64 delta)
 	now = tmr_cnt_read(etsects);
 	now += delta;
 	tmr_cnt_write(etsects, now);
+	set_fipers(etsects);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&etsects->lock, flags);
 
-	set_fipers(etsects);
-
 	return 0;
 }