diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_ptp.c
index a8348437dd87f6..61fbabf5bebc39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_ptp.c
@@ -524,9 +524,9 @@ irqreturn_t lan966x_ptp_irq_handler(int irq, void *args)
 		if (WARN_ON(!skb_match))
 			continue;
 
-		spin_lock(&lan966x->ptp_ts_id_lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&lan966x->ptp_ts_id_lock, flags);
 		lan966x->ptp_skbs--;
-		spin_unlock(&lan966x->ptp_ts_id_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lan966x->ptp_ts_id_lock, flags);
 
 		/* Get the h/w timestamp */
 		lan966x_get_hwtimestamp(lan966x, &ts, delay);