diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_ptp.c
index f32c83603b84..7b01b9c20722 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_ptp.c
@@ -1529,6 +1529,9 @@ mlxsw_sp2_ptp_get_message_types(const struct hwtstamp_config *config,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if ((ing_types && !egr_types) || (!ing_types && egr_types))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	*p_ing_types = ing_types;
 	*p_egr_types = egr_types;
 	return 0;