diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ptp.c
index 02adb513f4756cb58c423936213bdcb4158d1dfa..013ff567283c738f342ca5d6f5358e30ca6daa72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ptp.c
@@ -337,8 +337,14 @@ int qede_ptp_get_ts_info(struct qede_dev *edev, struct ethtool_ts_info *info)
 {
 	struct qede_ptp *ptp = edev->ptp;
 
-	if (!ptp)
-		return -EIO;
+	if (!ptp) {
+		info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
+					SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |
+					SOF_TIMESTAMPING_SOFTWARE;
+		info->phc_index = -1;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	info->so_timestamping = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_TX_SOFTWARE |
 				SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE |