diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index b4f92b06f2ac..5366f2ab65f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ static void igb_free_all_rx_resources(struct igb_adapter *);
 static void igb_setup_mrqc(struct igb_adapter *);
 static int igb_probe(struct pci_dev *, const struct pci_device_id *);
 static void __devexit igb_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev);
+static void igb_init_hw_timer(struct igb_adapter *adapter);
 static int igb_sw_init(struct igb_adapter *);
 static int igb_open(struct net_device *);
 static int igb_close(struct net_device *);
@@ -2048,6 +2049,9 @@ static int __devinit igb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 
 #endif
+	/* do hw tstamp init after resetting */
+	igb_init_hw_timer(adapter);
+
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Network Connection\n");
 	/* print bus type/speed/width info */
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "%s: (PCIe:%s:%s) %pM\n",
@@ -2384,7 +2388,6 @@ static int __devinit igb_sw_init(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	igb_init_hw_timer(adapter);
 	igb_probe_vfs(adapter);
 
 	/* Explicitly disable IRQ since the NIC can be in any state. */