diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
index 282cd7d24077..27c1ef493617 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
@@ -585,7 +585,5 @@ ssize_t ptp_read(struct posix_clock_context *pccontext, uint rdflags,
 free_event:
 	kfree(event);
 exit:
-	if (result < 0)
-		ptp_release(pccontext);
 	return result;
 }