diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
index 05cc5870e4ef..80380aed8882 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c
@@ -1313,22 +1313,21 @@ ice_ptp_flush_tx_tracker(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_ptp_tx *tx)
 {
 	u8 idx;
 
-	spin_lock(&tx->lock);
-
 	for (idx = 0; idx < tx->len; idx++) {
 		u8 phy_idx = idx + tx->quad_offset;
 
-		/* Clear any potential residual timestamp in the PHY block */
-		if (!pf->hw.reset_ongoing)
-			ice_clear_phy_tstamp(&pf->hw, tx->quad, phy_idx);
-
+		spin_lock(&tx->lock);
 		if (tx->tstamps[idx].skb) {
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(tx->tstamps[idx].skb);
 			tx->tstamps[idx].skb = NULL;
 		}
-	}
+		clear_bit(idx, tx->in_use);
+		spin_unlock(&tx->lock);
 
-	spin_unlock(&tx->lock);
+		/* Clear any potential residual timestamp in the PHY block */
+		if (!pf->hw.reset_ongoing)
+			ice_clear_phy_tstamp(&pf->hw, tx->quad, phy_idx);
+	}
 }
 
 /**