diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c
index ffea0c9c82f1..97a9efe7b713 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ static int i40e_ptp_adjfine(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, long scaled_ppm)
 				   1000000ULL << 16);
 
 	if (neg_adj)
-		adj = I40E_PTP_40GB_INCVAL - diff;
+		adj = freq - diff;
 	else
-		adj = I40E_PTP_40GB_INCVAL + diff;
+		adj = freq + diff;
 
 	wr32(hw, I40E_PRTTSYN_INC_L, adj & 0xFFFFFFFF);
 	wr32(hw, I40E_PRTTSYN_INC_H, adj >> 32);