diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c
index 282cd7d24077..eb4015ae93a2 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)
@@ -119,8 +120,10 @@ 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->tsevq_lock, flags);
 	list_add_tail(&queue->qlist, &ptp->tsevqs);
 	pccontext->private_clkdata = queue;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ptp->tsevq_lock, flags);
 
 	/* Debugfs contents */
 	sprintf(debugfsname, "0x%p", queue);
@@ -139,13 +142,15 @@ 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);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&ptp->tsevq_lock, flags);
 		pccontext->private_clkdata = NULL;
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, flags);
 		list_del(&queue->qlist);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ptp->tsevq_lock, flags);
 		bitmap_free(queue->mask);
 		kfree(queue);
 	}
@@ -585,7 +590,5 @@ 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..d813bf25dffc 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->tsevq_lock);
 	queue->mask = bitmap_alloc(PTP_MAX_CHANNELS, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!queue->mask)
 		goto no_memory_bitmap;
diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_private.h b/drivers/ptp/ptp_private.h
index 52f87e394aa6..63af246f17eb 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; /* one process at a time writing the timestamp fifo list*/
 	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 */