diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index 2e27837..8bd5b48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@
 		WARN_ON(channel->rx_pkt_n_frags);
 	}
 
+	efx_ptp_start_datapath(efx);
+
 	if (netif_device_present(efx->net_dev))
 		netif_tx_wake_all_queues(efx->net_dev);
 }
@@ -659,6 +661,8 @@
 	EFX_ASSERT_RESET_SERIALISED(efx);
 	BUG_ON(efx->port_enabled);
 
+	efx_ptp_stop_datapath(efx);
+
 	/* Stop RX refill */
 	efx_for_each_channel(channel, efx) {
 		efx_for_each_channel_rx_queue(rx_queue, channel)