diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
index 282cd7d24077..3f7a74788802 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ int ptp_open(struct posix_clock_context *pccontext, fmode_t fmode)
 		container_of(pccontext->clk, struct ptp_clock, clock);
 	struct timestamp_event_queue *queue;
 	char debugfsname[32];
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	queue = kzalloc(sizeof(*queue), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!queue)
@@ -119,7 +120,9 @@ int ptp_open(struct posix_clock_context *pccontext, fmode_t fmode)
 	}
 	bitmap_set(queue->mask, 0, PTP_MAX_CHANNELS);
 	spin_lock_init(&queue->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ptp->tsevqs_lock, flags);
 	list_add_tail(&queue->qlist, &ptp->tsevqs);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ptp->tsevqs_lock, flags);
 	pccontext->private_clkdata = queue;
 
 	/* Debugfs contents */
@@ -139,16 +142,16 @@ int ptp_release(struct posix_clock_context *pccontext)
 {
 	struct timestamp_event_queue *queue = pccontext->private_clkdata;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct ptp_clock *ptp =
+		container_of(pccontext->clk, struct ptp_clock, clock);
 
-	if (queue) {
-		debugfs_remove(queue->debugfs_instance);
-		pccontext->private_clkdata = NULL;
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, flags);
-		list_del(&queue->qlist);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, flags);
-		bitmap_free(queue->mask);
-		kfree(queue);
-	}
+	debugfs_remove(queue->debugfs_instance);
+	pccontext->private_clkdata = NULL;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ptp->tsevqs_lock, flags);
+	list_del(&queue->qlist);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ptp->tsevqs_lock, flags);
+	bitmap_free(queue->mask);
+	kfree(queue);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -585,7 +588,5 @@ ssize_t ptp_read(struct posix_clock_context *pccontext, uint rdflags,
 free_event:
 	kfree(event);
 exit:
-	if (result < 0)
-		ptp_release(pccontext);
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
index 3d1b0a97301c..41b68568811a 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ struct ptp_clock *ptp_clock_register(struct ptp_clock_info *info,
 	if (!queue)
 		goto no_memory_queue;
 	list_add_tail(&queue->qlist, &ptp->tsevqs);
+	spin_lock_init(&ptp->tsevqs_lock);
 	queue->mask = bitmap_alloc(PTP_MAX_CHANNELS, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!queue->mask)
 		goto no_memory_bitmap;
@@ -407,6 +408,7 @@ void ptp_clock_event(struct ptp_clock *ptp, struct ptp_clock_event *event)
 {
 	struct timestamp_event_queue *tsevq;
 	struct pps_event_time evt;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	switch (event->type) {
 
@@ -415,10 +417,12 @@ void ptp_clock_event(struct ptp_clock *ptp, struct ptp_clock_event *event)
 
 	case PTP_CLOCK_EXTTS:
 		/* Enqueue timestamp on selected queues */
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&ptp->tsevqs_lock, flags);
 		list_for_each_entry(tsevq, &ptp->tsevqs, qlist) {
 			if (test_bit((unsigned int)event->index, tsevq->mask))
 				enqueue_external_timestamp(tsevq, event);
 		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ptp->tsevqs_lock, flags);
 		wake_up_interruptible(&ptp->tsev_wq);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_private.h b/drivers/ptp/ptp_private.h
index 52f87e394aa6..35fde0a05746 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_private.h
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_private.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct ptp_clock {
 	struct pps_device *pps_source;
 	long dialed_frequency; /* remembers the frequency adjustment */
 	struct list_head tsevqs; /* timestamp fifo list */
+	spinlock_t tsevqs_lock; /* protects tsevqs from concurrent access */
 	struct mutex pincfg_mux; /* protect concurrent info->pin_config access */
 	wait_queue_head_t tsev_wq;
 	int defunct; /* tells readers to go away when clock is being removed */