diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/dp83640.c b/drivers/net/phy/dp83640.c
index 18b41bc345ab..6e8807212aa3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/dp83640.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/dp83640.c
@@ -898,14 +898,14 @@ static void decode_txts(struct dp83640_private *dp83640,
 			struct phy_txts *phy_txts)
 {
 	struct skb_shared_hwtstamps shhwtstamps;
+	struct dp83640_skb_info *skb_info;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	u64 ns;
 	u8 overflow;
+	u64 ns;
 
 	/* We must already have the skb that triggered this. */
-
+again:
 	skb = skb_dequeue(&dp83640->tx_queue);
-
 	if (!skb) {
 		pr_debug("have timestamp but tx_queue empty\n");
 		return;
@@ -920,6 +920,11 @@ static void decode_txts(struct dp83640_private *dp83640,
 		}
 		return;
 	}
+	skb_info = (struct dp83640_skb_info *)skb->cb;
+	if (time_after(jiffies, skb_info->tmo)) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		goto again;
+	}
 
 	ns = phy2txts(phy_txts);
 	memset(&shhwtstamps, 0, sizeof(shhwtstamps));
@@ -1472,6 +1477,7 @@ static bool dp83640_rxtstamp(struct phy_device *phydev,
 static void dp83640_txtstamp(struct phy_device *phydev,
 			     struct sk_buff *skb, int type)
 {
+	struct dp83640_skb_info *skb_info = (struct dp83640_skb_info *)skb->cb;
 	struct dp83640_private *dp83640 = phydev->priv;
 
 	switch (dp83640->hwts_tx_en) {
@@ -1484,6 +1490,7 @@ static void dp83640_txtstamp(struct phy_device *phydev,
 		/* fall through */
 	case HWTSTAMP_TX_ON:
 		skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags |= SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS;
+		skb_info->tmo = jiffies + SKB_TIMESTAMP_TIMEOUT;
 		skb_queue_tail(&dp83640->tx_queue, skb);
 		break;