diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
index 0287675ddffb..51215e1507dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
@@ -1609,6 +1609,7 @@ static int fec_enet_init(struct net_device *ndev)
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&fep->hw_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&fep->tmreg_lock);
 
 	fep->netdev = ndev;