diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/dp83640.c b/drivers/net/phy/dp83640.c
index cae3b3b3ea3c..69a2f56e4d68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/dp83640.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/dp83640.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
 /* phyter seems to miss the mark by 16 ns */
 #define ADJTIME_FIX	16
 
+#define SKB_TIMESTAMP_TIMEOUT	2 /* jiffies */
+
 #if defined(__BIG_ENDIAN)
 #define ENDIAN_FLAG	0
 #elif defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ struct dp83640_private {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct dp83640_clock *clock;
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
-	struct work_struct ts_work;
+	struct delayed_work ts_work;
 	int hwts_tx_en;
 	int hwts_rx_en;
 	int layer;
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ static void phy2rxts(struct phy_rxts *p, struct rxts *rxts)
 	rxts->seqid = p->seqid;
 	rxts->msgtype = (p->msgtype >> 12) & 0xf;
 	rxts->hash = p->msgtype & 0x0fff;
-	rxts->tmo = jiffies + 2;
+	rxts->tmo = jiffies + SKB_TIMESTAMP_TIMEOUT;
 }
 
 static u64 phy2txts(struct phy_txts *p)
@@ -1115,7 +1117,7 @@ static int dp83640_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		goto no_memory;
 
 	dp83640->phydev = phydev;
-	INIT_WORK(&dp83640->ts_work, rx_timestamp_work);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dp83640->ts_work, rx_timestamp_work);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dp83640->rxts);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dp83640->rxpool);
@@ -1162,7 +1164,7 @@ static void dp83640_remove(struct phy_device *phydev)
 		return;
 
 	enable_status_frames(phydev, false);
-	cancel_work_sync(&dp83640->ts_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dp83640->ts_work);
 
 	skb_queue_purge(&dp83640->rx_queue);
 	skb_queue_purge(&dp83640->tx_queue);
@@ -1356,7 +1358,7 @@ static int dp83640_hwtstamp(struct phy_device *phydev, struct ifreq *ifr)
 static void rx_timestamp_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct dp83640_private *dp83640 =
-		container_of(work, struct dp83640_private, ts_work);
+		container_of(work, struct dp83640_private, ts_work.work);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	/* Deliver expired packets. */
@@ -1373,7 +1375,7 @@ static void rx_timestamp_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	if (!skb_queue_empty(&dp83640->rx_queue))
-		schedule_work(&dp83640->ts_work);
+		schedule_delayed_work(&dp83640->ts_work, SKB_TIMESTAMP_TIMEOUT);
 }
 
 static bool dp83640_rxtstamp(struct phy_device *phydev,
@@ -1412,9 +1414,11 @@ static bool dp83640_rxtstamp(struct phy_device *phydev,
 
 	if (!shhwtstamps) {
 		skb_info->ptp_type = type;
-		skb_info->tmo = jiffies + 2;
+		skb_info->tmo = jiffies + SKB_TIMESTAMP_TIMEOUT;
 		skb_queue_tail(&dp83640->rx_queue, skb);
-		schedule_work(&dp83640->ts_work);
+		schedule_delayed_work(&dp83640->ts_work, SKB_TIMESTAMP_TIMEOUT);
+	} else {
+		netif_rx_ni(skb);
 	}
 
 	return true;