diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index f8c50b1d2331..6dc7cc4df9e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -6292,6 +6292,7 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_set_coal(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 static void bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_free(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
+	struct hwrm_stat_ctx_clr_stats_input req0 = {0};
 	struct hwrm_stat_ctx_free_input req = {0};
 	int i;
 
@@ -6301,6 +6302,7 @@ static void bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_free(struct bnxt *bp)
 	if (BNXT_CHIP_TYPE_NITRO_A0(bp))
 		return;
 
+	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req0, HWRM_STAT_CTX_CLR_STATS, -1, -1);
 	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req, HWRM_STAT_CTX_FREE, -1, -1);
 
 	mutex_lock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
@@ -6310,7 +6312,11 @@ static void bnxt_hwrm_stat_ctx_free(struct bnxt *bp)
 
 		if (cpr->hw_stats_ctx_id != INVALID_STATS_CTX_ID) {
 			req.stat_ctx_id = cpu_to_le32(cpr->hw_stats_ctx_id);
-
+			if (BNXT_FW_MAJ(bp) <= 20) {
+				req0.stat_ctx_id = req.stat_ctx_id;
+				_hwrm_send_message(bp, &req0, sizeof(req0),
+						   HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
+			}
 			_hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req),
 					   HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);