diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
index 174f41fd1d2fda7852301e43b1bd09fce2ce2426..5ed8cffee178003dd7bb9b0f248a9574d5f0d706 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
@@ -540,6 +540,11 @@ void ixgbe_ptp_rx_hwtstamp(struct ixgbe_q_vector *q_vector,
  * type has to be specified. Matching the kind of event packet is
  * not supported, with the exception of "all V2 events regardless of
  * level 2 or 4".
+ *
+ * Since hardware always timestamps Path delay packets when timestamping V2
+ * packets, regardless of the type specified in the register, only use V2
+ * Event mode. This more accurately tells the user what the hardware is going
+ * to do anyways.
  */
 int ixgbe_ptp_hwtstamp_ioctl(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 			     struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
@@ -583,27 +588,15 @@ int ixgbe_ptp_hwtstamp_ioctl(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		tsync_rx_mtrl = IXGBE_RXMTRL_V1_DELAY_REQ_MSG;
 		is_l4 = true;
 		break;
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_EVENT:
+	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L4_EVENT:
 	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_SYNC:
 	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_SYNC:
 	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L4_SYNC:
-		tsync_rx_ctl |= IXGBE_TSYNCRXCTL_TYPE_L2_L4_V2;
-		tsync_rx_mtrl = IXGBE_RXMTRL_V2_SYNC_MSG;
-		is_l2 = true;
-		is_l4 = true;
-		config.rx_filter = HWTSTAMP_FILTER_SOME;
-		break;
 	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_DELAY_REQ:
 	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_DELAY_REQ:
 	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L4_DELAY_REQ:
-		tsync_rx_ctl |= IXGBE_TSYNCRXCTL_TYPE_L2_L4_V2;
-		tsync_rx_mtrl = IXGBE_RXMTRL_V2_DELAY_REQ_MSG;
-		is_l2 = true;
-		is_l4 = true;
-		config.rx_filter = HWTSTAMP_FILTER_SOME;
-		break;
-	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L4_EVENT:
-	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_EVENT:
-	case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT:
 		tsync_rx_ctl |= IXGBE_TSYNCRXCTL_TYPE_EVENT_V2;
 		config.rx_filter = HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT;
 		is_l2 = true;