diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c
index 8e8778cfbbad..5943ff9f21c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac-intel.c
@@ -383,10 +383,10 @@ static int intel_crosststamp(ktime_t *device,
 
 	/* Repeat until the timestamps are from the FIFO last segment */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_snapshot; i++) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+		read_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 		stmmac_get_ptptime(priv, ptpaddr, &ptp_time);
 		*device = ns_to_ktime(ptp_time);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+		read_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 		get_arttime(priv->mii, intel_priv->mdio_adhoc_addr, &art_time);
 		*system = convert_art_to_tsc(art_time);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
index 5b195d5051d6..57970ae2178d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ struct stmmac_priv {
 	u32 adv_ts;
 	int use_riwt;
 	int irq_wake;
-	spinlock_t ptp_lock;
+	rwlock_t ptp_lock;
 	/* Protects auxiliary snapshot registers from concurrent access. */
 	struct mutex aux_ts_lock;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_hwtstamp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_hwtstamp.c
index 074e2cdfb0fa..da22b29f8711 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_hwtstamp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_hwtstamp.c
@@ -145,12 +145,15 @@ static int adjust_systime(void __iomem *ioaddr, u32 sec, u32 nsec,
 
 static void get_systime(void __iomem *ioaddr, u64 *systime)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 ns;
 
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	/* Get the TSSS value */
 	ns = readl(ioaddr + PTP_STNSR);
 	/* Get the TSS and convert sec time value to nanosecond */
 	ns += readl(ioaddr + PTP_STSR) * 1000000000ULL;
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	if (systime)
 		*systime = ns;
@@ -158,10 +161,13 @@ static void get_systime(void __iomem *ioaddr, u64 *systime)
 
 static void get_ptptime(void __iomem *ptpaddr, u64 *ptp_time)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 ns;
 
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	ns = readl(ptpaddr + PTP_ATNR);
 	ns += readl(ptpaddr + PTP_ATSR) * NSEC_PER_SEC;
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	*ptp_time = ns;
 }
@@ -191,9 +197,9 @@ static void timestamp_interrupt(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 		       GMAC_TIMESTAMP_ATSNS_SHIFT;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_snapshot; i++) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+		read_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 		get_ptptime(priv->ptpaddr, &ptp_time);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+		read_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 		event.type = PTP_CLOCK_EXTTS;
 		event.index = 0;
 		event.timestamp = ptp_time;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
index 1c9f02f9c317..e45fb191d8e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ static int stmmac_adjust_freq(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, s32 ppb)
 	diff = div_u64(adj, 1000000000ULL);
 	addend = neg_adj ? (addend - diff) : (addend + diff);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+	write_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 	stmmac_config_addend(priv, priv->ptpaddr, addend);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+	write_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ static int stmmac_adjust_time(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, s64 delta)
 		mutex_unlock(&priv->plat->est->lock);
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+	write_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 	stmmac_adjust_systime(priv, priv->ptpaddr, sec, nsec, neg_adj, xmac);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+	write_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 
 	/* Caculate new basetime and re-configured EST after PTP time adjust. */
 	if (est_rst) {
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ static int stmmac_get_time(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, struct timespec64 *ts)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 ns = 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+	read_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 	stmmac_get_systime(priv, priv->ptpaddr, &ns);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+	read_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 
 	*ts = ns_to_timespec64(ns);
 
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ static int stmmac_set_time(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
 	    container_of(ptp, struct stmmac_priv, ptp_clock_ops);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+	write_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 	stmmac_init_systime(priv, priv->ptpaddr, ts->tv_sec, ts->tv_nsec);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+	write_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ static int stmmac_enable(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp,
 		cfg->period.tv_sec = rq->perout.period.sec;
 		cfg->period.tv_nsec = rq->perout.period.nsec;
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+		write_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 		ret = stmmac_flex_pps_config(priv, priv->ioaddr,
 					     rq->perout.index, cfg, on,
 					     priv->sub_second_inc,
 					     priv->systime_flags);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+		write_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 		break;
 	case PTP_CLK_REQ_EXTTS:
 		priv->plat->ext_snapshot_en = on;
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void stmmac_ptp_register(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	stmmac_ptp_clock_ops.n_per_out = priv->dma_cap.pps_out_num;
 	stmmac_ptp_clock_ops.n_ext_ts = priv->dma_cap.aux_snapshot_n;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&priv->ptp_lock);
+	rwlock_init(&priv->ptp_lock);
 	mutex_init(&priv->aux_ts_lock);
 	priv->ptp_clock_ops = stmmac_ptp_clock_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_selftests.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_selftests.c
index be3cb63675a5..9f1759593b94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_selftests.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_selftests.c
@@ -1777,9 +1777,9 @@ static int stmmac_test_tbs(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+	read_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 	stmmac_get_systime(priv, priv->ptpaddr, &curr_time);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+	read_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 
 	if (!curr_time) {
 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -1799,9 +1799,9 @@ static int stmmac_test_tbs(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 		goto fail_disable;
 
 	/* Check if expected time has elapsed */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+	read_lock_irqsave(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 	stmmac_get_systime(priv, priv->ptpaddr, &curr_time);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
+	read_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->ptp_lock, flags);
 
 	if ((curr_time - start_time) < STMMAC_TBS_LT_OFFSET)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
