diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.c
index bd739400..c0d0ad04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.c
@@ -5369,7 +5369,7 @@ static int ether_parse_dt(struct ether_priv_data *pdata)
 				   &osi_core->ptp_config.ptp_rx_queue);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_info(dev, "Setting default PTP RX queue\n");
-		osi_core->ptp_config.ptp_rx_queue = osi_core->mtl_queues[0];
+		osi_core->ptp_config.ptp_rx_queue = ETHER_DEFAULT_PTP_QUEUE;
 	} else {
 		/* Validate PTP Rx queue index */
 		for (i = 0; i < osi_core->num_mtl_queues; i++) {
@@ -5381,7 +5381,7 @@ static int ether_parse_dt(struct ether_priv_data *pdata)
 			dev_err(dev, "Invalid PTP RX queue in DT:%d\n",
 				osi_core->ptp_config.ptp_rx_queue);
 			osi_core->ptp_config.ptp_rx_queue =
-				osi_core->mtl_queues[0];
+				ETHER_DEFAULT_PTP_QUEUE;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.h
index 3bf84b30..71da0a64 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nvidia/nvethernet/ether_linux.h
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@
  */
 #define ETHER_DFLT_PTP_CLK		312500000U
 
+/**
+ * @brief Ethernet default PTP default RxQ
+ */
+#define ETHER_DEFAULT_PTP_QUEUE		3U
+
 /**
  * @brief Ethernet clk rates
  */