diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 543060c305a0..c2d89bfa1a70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ int mlx5e_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __always_unused __be16 proto,
 			   u16 vid);
 void mlx5e_enable_cvlan_filter(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 void mlx5e_disable_cvlan_filter(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
-void mlx5e_timestamp_set(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
+void mlx5e_timestamp_init(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 
 struct mlx5e_redirect_rqt_param {
 	bool is_rss;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 311d5ec8407c..d8aefeed124d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2669,7 +2669,7 @@ void mlx5e_switch_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		netif_carrier_on(netdev);
 }
 
-void mlx5e_timestamp_set(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+void mlx5e_timestamp_init(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	priv->tstamp.tx_type   = HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF;
 	priv->tstamp.rx_filter = HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE;
@@ -2690,7 +2690,6 @@ int mlx5e_open_locked(struct net_device *netdev)
 	mlx5e_activate_priv_channels(priv);
 	if (priv->profile->update_carrier)
 		priv->profile->update_carrier(priv);
-	mlx5e_timestamp_set(priv);
 
 	if (priv->profile->update_stats)
 		queue_delayed_work(priv->wq, &priv->update_stats_work, 0);
@@ -4146,6 +4145,8 @@ static void mlx5e_build_nic_netdev_priv(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->set_rx_mode_work, mlx5e_set_rx_mode_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->tx_timeout_work, mlx5e_tx_timeout_work);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->update_stats_work, mlx5e_update_stats_work);
+
+	mlx5e_timestamp_init(priv);
 }
 
 static void mlx5e_set_netdev_dev_addr(struct net_device *netdev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
index 2c43606c26b5..3409d86eb06b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rep.c
@@ -877,6 +877,8 @@ static void mlx5e_init_rep(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 
 	mlx5e_build_rep_params(mdev, &priv->channels.params);
 	mlx5e_build_rep_netdev(netdev);
+
+	mlx5e_timestamp_init(priv);
 }
 
 static int mlx5e_init_rep_rx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
index 8812d7208e8f..ee2f378c5030 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib.c
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ void mlx5i_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 	mlx5e_build_nic_params(mdev, &priv->channels.params, profile->max_nch(mdev));
 	mlx5i_build_nic_params(mdev, &priv->channels.params);
 
+	mlx5e_timestamp_init(priv);
+
 	/* netdev init */
 	netdev->hw_features    |= NETIF_F_SG;
 	netdev->hw_features    |= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM;
@@ -450,7 +452,6 @@ static int mlx5i_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	mlx5e_refresh_tirs(epriv, false);
 	mlx5e_activate_priv_channels(epriv);
-	mlx5e_timestamp_set(epriv);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&epriv->state_lock);
 	return 0;