diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c
index 1e7f72e57557..538828547595 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c
@@ -4557,8 +4557,7 @@ ptp_ocp_detach(struct ptp_ocp *bp)
 	ptp_ocp_debugfs_remove_device(bp);
 	ptp_ocp_detach_sysfs(bp);
 	ptp_ocp_attr_group_del(bp);
-	if (timer_pending(&bp->watchdog))
-		timer_delete_sync(&bp->watchdog);
+	timer_delete_sync(&bp->watchdog);
 	if (bp->ts0)
 		ptp_ocp_unregister_ext(bp->ts0);
 	if (bp->ts1)