diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
index d44c728fdc0b..4a2000bfd4ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
@@ -672,17 +672,26 @@ static void ixgbe_ptp_clear_tx_timestamp(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
  */
 static void ixgbe_ptp_tx_hwtstamp(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
+	struct sk_buff *skb = adapter->ptp_tx_skb;
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	struct skb_shared_hwtstamps shhwtstamps;
 	u64 regval = 0;
 
 	regval |= (u64)IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_TXSTMPL);
 	regval |= (u64)IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_TXSTMPH) << 32;
-
 	ixgbe_ptp_convert_to_hwtstamp(adapter, &shhwtstamps, regval);
-	skb_tstamp_tx(adapter->ptp_tx_skb, &shhwtstamps);
 
-	ixgbe_ptp_clear_tx_timestamp(adapter);
+	/* Handle cleanup of the ptp_tx_skb ourselves, and unlock the state
+	 * bit prior to notifying the stack via skb_tstamp_tx(). This prevents
+	 * well behaved applications from attempting to timestamp again prior
+	 * to the lock bit being clear.
+	 */
+	adapter->ptp_tx_skb = NULL;
+	clear_bit_unlock(__IXGBE_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS, &adapter->state);
+
+	/* Notify the stack and then free the skb after we've unlocked */
+	skb_tstamp_tx(skb, &shhwtstamps);
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 }
 
 /**