diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index 481f3609a1ea..ca6b5013e275 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -2137,8 +2137,9 @@ static void mtk_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 	}
 
+	data_src = (u64 *)hwstats;
+
 	do {
-		data_src = (u64 *)hwstats;
 		data_dst = data;
 		start = u64_stats_fetch_begin_irq(&hwstats->syncp);