A clock port attribute recovery method includes a network device setting a value of a port attribute of a clock port of the network device to a first value based on the clock port not receiving any one of three types of clock messages: N synchronization messages, follow-up messages, and delay response messages within a timeout interval, where the first value indicates that a message is lost on the clock port. Based on a case that a recovery condition is met, the network device sets the value of the port attribute of the clock port to a second value, where the second value indicates that a status of the clock port is that the message is not lost.