diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
index c9aa45ed3b..f6eaaeb470 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ struct bnxt {
 	uint32_t		hwrm_spec_code;
 
 	struct bnxt_led_info	*leds;
+	uint8_t			ieee_1588;
 	struct bnxt_ptp_cfg     *ptp_cfg;
 	uint16_t		vf_resv_strategy;
 	struct bnxt_ctx_mem_info        *ctx;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index 753e86b4b2..ef7b8859d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static const struct rte_pci_id bnxt_pci_id_map[] = {
 #define BNXT_DEVARG_REP_FC_R2F  "rep-fc-r2f"
 #define BNXT_DEVARG_REP_FC_F2R  "rep-fc-f2r"
 #define BNXT_DEVARG_APP_ID	"app-id"
+#define BNXT_DEVARG_IEEE_1588	"ieee-1588"
 
 static const char *const bnxt_dev_args[] = {
 	BNXT_DEVARG_REPRESENTOR,
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ static const char *const bnxt_dev_args[] = {
 	BNXT_DEVARG_REP_FC_R2F,
 	BNXT_DEVARG_REP_FC_F2R,
 	BNXT_DEVARG_APP_ID,
+	BNXT_DEVARG_IEEE_1588,
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -117,6 +119,11 @@ static const char *const bnxt_dev_args[] = {
  */
 #define BNXT_DEVARG_APP_ID_INVALID(val)			((val) > 255)
 
+/*
+ * ieee-1588 = an non-negative 8-bit number
+ */
+#define BNXT_DEVARG_IEEE_1588_INVALID(val)			((val) > 255)
+
 /*
  * flow_xstat == false to disable the feature
  * flow_xstat == true to enable the feature
@@ -1229,9 +1236,7 @@ bnxt_receive_function(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		return bnxt_recv_pkts;
 	}
 
-#if (defined(RTE_ARCH_X86) || defined(RTE_ARCH_ARM64)) && \
-	!defined(RTE_LIBRTE_IEEE1588)
-
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86) || defined(RTE_ARCH_ARM64)
 	/* Vector mode receive cannot be enabled if scattered rx is in use. */
 	if (eth_dev->data->scattered_rx)
 		goto use_scalar_rx;
@@ -1260,6 +1265,9 @@ bnxt_receive_function(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		  RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER))
 		goto use_scalar_rx;
 
+	if (bp->ieee_1588)
+		goto use_scalar_rx;
+
 #if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86) && defined(CC_AVX2_SUPPORT)
 	if (rte_vect_get_max_simd_bitwidth() >= RTE_VECT_SIMD_256 &&
 	    rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled(RTE_CPUFLAG_AVX2) == 1) {
@@ -1300,8 +1308,7 @@ bnxt_transmit_function(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	if (BNXT_CHIP_SR2(bp))
 		return bnxt_xmit_pkts;
 
-#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86) || defined(RTE_ARCH_ARM64) && \
-	!defined(RTE_LIBRTE_IEEE1588)
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86) || defined(RTE_ARCH_ARM64)
 	uint64_t offloads = eth_dev->data->dev_conf.txmode.offloads;
 
 	/*
@@ -1310,7 +1317,7 @@ bnxt_transmit_function(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	 */
 	if (eth_dev->data->scattered_rx ||
 	    (offloads & ~RTE_ETH_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE) ||
-	    BNXT_TRUFLOW_EN(bp))
+	    BNXT_TRUFLOW_EN(bp) || bp->ieee_1588)
 		goto use_scalar_tx;
 
 #if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86) && defined(CC_AVX2_SUPPORT)
@@ -5486,6 +5493,42 @@ bnxt_parse_devarg_app_id(__rte_unused const char *key,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+bnxt_parse_devarg_ieee_1588(__rte_unused const char *key,
+			    const char *value, void *opaque_arg)
+{
+	struct bnxt *bp = opaque_arg;
+	unsigned long ieee_1588;
+	char *end = NULL;
+
+	if (!value || !opaque_arg) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
+			    "Invalid parameter passed to ieee-1588 "
+			    "devargs.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	ieee_1588 = strtoul(value, &end, 10);
+	if (end == NULL || *end != '\0' ||
+	    (ieee_1588 == ULONG_MAX && errno == ERANGE)) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
+			    "Invalid parameter passed to ieee_1588 "
+			    "devargs.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (BNXT_DEVARG_IEEE_1588_INVALID(ieee_1588)) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid ieee-1588(%d) devargs.\n",
+			    (uint16_t)ieee_1588);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	bp->ieee_1588 = ieee_1588;
+	PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "ieee-1588=%d feature enabled.\n", (uint16_t)ieee_1588);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 bnxt_parse_devarg_rep_is_pf(__rte_unused const char *key,
 			    const char *value, void *opaque_arg)
@@ -5748,6 +5791,13 @@ bnxt_parse_dev_args(struct bnxt *bp, struct rte_devargs *devargs)
 	rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, BNXT_DEVARG_APP_ID,
 			   bnxt_parse_devarg_app_id, bp);
 
+	/*
+	 * Handler for "ieee-1588" devarg.
+	 * Invoked as for ex: "-a 000:00:0d.0,ieee-1588=1"
+	 */
+	rte_kvargs_process(kvlist, BNXT_DEVARG_IEEE_1588,
+			   bnxt_parse_devarg_ieee_1588, bp);
+
 	rte_kvargs_free(kvlist);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c
index 0eebddb05d..a067278dca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxr.c
@@ -680,16 +680,13 @@ bnxt_set_ol_flags(struct bnxt_rx_ring_info *rxr, struct rx_pkt_cmpl *rxcmp,
 		ol_flags |= RTE_MBUF_F_RX_RSS_HASH;
 	}
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_IEEE1588
 	if (unlikely((flags_type & RX_PKT_CMPL_FLAGS_MASK) ==
 		     RX_PKT_CMPL_FLAGS_ITYPE_PTP_W_TIMESTAMP))
 		ol_flags |= RTE_MBUF_F_RX_IEEE1588_PTP | RTE_MBUF_F_RX_IEEE1588_TMST;
-#endif
 
 	mbuf->ol_flags = ol_flags;
 }
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_IEEE1588
 static void
 bnxt_get_rx_ts_p5(struct bnxt *bp, uint32_t rx_ts_cmpl)
 {
@@ -716,7 +713,6 @@ bnxt_get_rx_ts_p5(struct bnxt *bp, uint32_t rx_ts_cmpl)
 	}
 	ptp->rx_timestamp = pkt_time;
 }
-#endif
 
 static uint32_t
 bnxt_ulp_set_mark_in_mbuf(struct bnxt *bp, struct rx_pkt_cmpl_hi *rxcmp1,
@@ -925,12 +921,10 @@ static int bnxt_rx_pkt(struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkt,
 	mbuf->data_len = mbuf->pkt_len;
 	mbuf->port = rxq->port_id;
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_IEEE1588
 	if (unlikely((rte_le_to_cpu_16(rxcmp->flags_type) &
 		      RX_PKT_CMPL_FLAGS_MASK) ==
 		     RX_PKT_CMPL_FLAGS_ITYPE_PTP_W_TIMESTAMP))
 		bnxt_get_rx_ts_p5(rxq->bp, rxcmp1->reorder);
-#endif
 
 	if (cmp_type == CMPL_BASE_TYPE_RX_L2_V2) {
 		bnxt_parse_csum_v2(mbuf, rxcmp1);
