diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
index aad0d36cf5c0..797fab33bb98 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
@@ -260,7 +260,10 @@ long ptp_ioctl(struct posix_clock *pc, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			pct->sec = ts.tv_sec;
 			pct->nsec = ts.tv_nsec;
 			pct++;
-			err = ptp->info->gettime64(ptp->info, &ts);
+			if (ops->gettimex64)
+				err = ops->gettimex64(ops, &ts, NULL);
+			else
+				err = ops->gettime64(ops, &ts);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 			pct->sec = ts.tv_sec;
diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
index 5419a89d300e..40fda23e4b05 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ static int ptp_clock_gettime(struct posix_clock *pc, struct timespec64 *tp)
 	struct ptp_clock *ptp = container_of(pc, struct ptp_clock, clock);
 	int err;
 
-	err = ptp->info->gettime64(ptp->info, tp);
+	if (ptp->info->gettimex64)
+		err = ptp->info->gettimex64(ptp->info, tp, NULL);
+	else
+		err = ptp->info->gettime64(ptp->info, tp);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h b/include/linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h
index a1ec0448e341..7121bbe76979 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ struct ptp_system_timestamp {
  *            parameter delta: Desired change in nanoseconds.
  *
  * @gettime64:  Reads the current time from the hardware clock.
+ *              This method is deprecated.  New drivers should implement
+ *              the @gettimex64 method instead.
  *              parameter ts: Holds the result.
  *
  * @gettimex64:  Reads the current time from the hardware clock and optionally