diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/action.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/action.c
index 5fb9869f85d7..1c76e1592ca2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/action.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/action.c
@@ -1207,7 +1207,8 @@ int nfp_flower_compile_action(struct nfp_app *app,
 	bool pkt_host = false;
 	u32 csum_updated = 0;
 
-	if (!flow_action_basic_hw_stats_check(&flow->rule->action, extack))
+	if (!flow_action_hw_stats_check(&flow->rule->action, extack,
+					FLOW_ACTION_HW_STATS_DELAYED_BIT))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	memset(nfp_flow->action_data, 0, NFP_FL_MAX_A_SIZ);