diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
index b3b2a00b620d..98735584570d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
@@ -496,7 +496,11 @@
 
 /* Bitfields in TISUBN */
 #define GEM_SUBNSINCR_OFFSET			0
-#define GEM_SUBNSINCR_SIZE			16
+#define GEM_SUBNSINCRL_OFFSET			24
+#define GEM_SUBNSINCRL_SIZE			8
+#define GEM_SUBNSINCRH_OFFSET			0
+#define GEM_SUBNSINCRH_SIZE			16
+#define GEM_SUBNSINCR_SIZE			24
 
 /* Bitfields in TI */
 #define GEM_NSINCR_OFFSET			0
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_ptp.c
index 6276eac8056b..43a3f0dbf857 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_ptp.c
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ static int gem_tsu_incr_set(struct macb *bp, struct tsu_incr *incr_spec)
 	 * to take effect.
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->tsu_clk_lock, flags);
-	gem_writel(bp, TISUBN, GEM_BF(SUBNSINCR, incr_spec->sub_ns));
+	/* RegBit[15:0] = Subns[23:8]; RegBit[31:24] = Subns[7:0] */
+	gem_writel(bp, TISUBN, GEM_BF(SUBNSINCRL, incr_spec->sub_ns) |
+		   GEM_BF(SUBNSINCRH, (incr_spec->sub_ns >>
+			  GEM_SUBNSINCRL_SIZE)));
 	gem_writel(bp, TI, GEM_BF(NSINCR, incr_spec->ns));
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->tsu_clk_lock, flags);