diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h
index 970d5ca8cdde..cbdf3a842cfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h
@@ -1206,6 +1206,11 @@ static inline bool gve_supports_xdp_xmit(struct gve_priv *priv)
 	}
 }
 
+static inline bool gve_is_clock_enabled(struct gve_priv *priv)
+{
+	return priv->nic_ts_report;
+}
+
 /* gqi napi handler defined in gve_main.c */
 int gve_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ethtool.c
index 52500ae8348e..311b106160b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ethtool.c
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ static int gve_get_ts_info(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	ethtool_op_get_ts_info(netdev, info);
 
-	if (priv->nic_timestamp_supported) {
+	if (gve_is_clock_enabled(priv)) {
 		info->so_timestamping |= SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_HARDWARE |
 					 SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
index 7eb64e1e4d85..52c5e4942cd4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
@@ -680,10 +680,12 @@ static int gve_setup_device_resources(struct gve_priv *priv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = gve_init_clock(priv);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(&priv->pdev->dev, "Failed to init clock");
-		goto abort_with_ptype_lut;
+	if (priv->nic_timestamp_supported) {
+		err = gve_init_clock(priv);
+		if (err) {
+			dev_warn(&priv->pdev->dev, "Failed to init clock, continuing without PTP support");
+			err = 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	err = gve_init_rss_config(priv, priv->rx_cfg.num_queues);
@@ -2183,7 +2185,7 @@ static int gve_set_ts_config(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	if (kernel_config->rx_filter != HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE) {
-		if (!priv->nic_ts_report) {
+		if (!gve_is_clock_enabled(priv)) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
 					   "RX timestamping is not supported");
 			kernel_config->rx_filter = HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ptp.c
index 073677d82ee8..de42fc2c19a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_ptp.c
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ static int gve_ptp_init(struct gve_priv *priv)
 	struct gve_ptp *ptp;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!priv->nic_timestamp_supported) {
-		dev_dbg(&priv->pdev->dev, "Device does not support PTP\n");
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-
 	priv->ptp = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv->ptp), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv->ptp)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -116,9 +111,6 @@ int gve_init_clock(struct gve_priv *priv)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (!priv->nic_timestamp_supported)
-		return 0;
-
 	err = gve_ptp_init(priv);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_rx_dqo.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_rx_dqo.c
index f1bd8f5d5732..63a96106a693 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_rx_dqo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_rx_dqo.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ int gve_xdp_rx_timestamp(const struct xdp_md *_ctx, u64 *timestamp)
 {
 	const struct gve_xdp_buff *ctx = (void *)_ctx;
 
-	if (!ctx->gve->nic_ts_report)
+	if (!gve_is_clock_enabled(ctx->gve))
 		return -ENODATA;
 
 	if (!(ctx->compl_desc->ts_sub_nsecs_low & GVE_DQO_RX_HWTSTAMP_VALID))