diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index a0516b0a5273..8094e78292de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ void mlx5e_rx_am(struct mlx5e_rq *rq);
 void mlx5e_rx_am_work(struct work_struct *work);
 struct mlx5e_cq_moder mlx5e_am_get_def_profile(u8 rx_cq_period_mode);
 
-void mlx5e_update_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
+void mlx5e_update_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, bool full);
 
 int mlx5e_create_flow_steering(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 void mlx5e_destroy_flow_steering(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index b4514f247402..216752070391 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static void mlx5e_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
 	if (test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state))
-		mlx5e_update_stats(priv);
+		mlx5e_update_stats(priv, true);
 	channels = &priv->channels;
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 8bb0241df069..2e9a4187a533 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static void mlx5e_update_vport_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	mlx5_cmd_exec(mdev, in, sizeof(in), out, outlen);
 }
 
-static void mlx5e_update_pport_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+static void mlx5e_update_pport_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, bool full)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_pport_stats *pstats = &priv->stats.pport;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ static void mlx5e_update_pport_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	MLX5_SET(ppcnt_reg, in, grp, MLX5_IEEE_802_3_COUNTERS_GROUP);
 	mlx5_core_access_reg(mdev, in, sz, out, sz, MLX5_REG_PPCNT, 0, 0);
 
+	if (!full)
+		return;
+
 	out = pstats->RFC_2863_counters;
 	MLX5_SET(ppcnt_reg, in, grp, MLX5_RFC_2863_COUNTERS_GROUP);
 	mlx5_core_access_reg(mdev, in, sz, out, sz, MLX5_REG_PPCNT, 0, 0);
@@ -318,15 +321,21 @@ static void mlx5e_update_pcie_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	mlx5_core_access_reg(mdev, in, sz, out, sz, MLX5_REG_MPCNT, 0, 0);
 }
 
-void mlx5e_update_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+void mlx5e_update_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, bool full)
 {
-	mlx5e_update_pcie_counters(priv);
-	mlx5e_update_pport_counters(priv);
+	if (full)
+		mlx5e_update_pcie_counters(priv);
+	mlx5e_update_pport_counters(priv, full);
 	mlx5e_update_vport_counters(priv);
 	mlx5e_update_q_counter(priv);
 	mlx5e_update_sw_counters(priv);
 }
 
+static void mlx5e_update_ndo_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	mlx5e_update_stats(priv, false);
+}
+
 void mlx5e_update_stats_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
@@ -4195,7 +4204,7 @@ static const struct mlx5e_profile mlx5e_nic_profile = {
 	.cleanup_tx	   = mlx5e_cleanup_nic_tx,
 	.enable		   = mlx5e_nic_enable,
 	.disable	   = mlx5e_nic_disable,
-	.update_stats	   = mlx5e_update_stats,
+	.update_stats	   = mlx5e_update_ndo_stats,
 	.max_nch	   = mlx5e_get_max_num_channels,
 	.rx_handlers.handle_rx_cqe       = mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe,
 	.rx_handlers.handle_rx_cqe_mpwqe = mlx5e_handle_rx_cqe_mpwrq,