diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_ptp.c
index 283918aeb741d..09d64a29f56e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_ptp.c
@@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ void gem_ptp_rxstamp(struct macb *bp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (GEM_BFEXT(DMA_RXVALID, desc->addr)) {
 		desc_ptp = macb_ptp_desc(bp, desc);
+		/* Unlikely but check */
+		if (!desc_ptp) {
+			dev_warn_ratelimited(&bp->pdev->dev,
+					     "Timestamp not supported in BD\n");
+			return;
+		}
 		gem_hw_timestamp(bp, desc_ptp->ts_1, desc_ptp->ts_2, &ts);
 		memset(shhwtstamps, 0, sizeof(struct skb_shared_hwtstamps));
 		shhwtstamps->hwtstamp = ktime_set(ts.tv_sec, ts.tv_nsec);
@@ -307,8 +313,11 @@ int gem_ptp_txstamp(struct macb_queue *queue, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (CIRC_SPACE(head, tail, PTP_TS_BUFFER_SIZE) == 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags |= SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS;
 	desc_ptp = macb_ptp_desc(queue->bp, desc);
+	/* Unlikely but check */
+	if (!desc_ptp)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags |= SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS;
 	tx_timestamp = &queue->tx_timestamps[head];
 	tx_timestamp->skb = skb;
 	/* ensure ts_1/ts_2 is loaded after ctrl (TX_USED check) */