diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
index 52401915828a..a06466ecca12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c
@@ -848,12 +848,11 @@ void ocelot_get_strings(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port, u32 sset, u8 *data)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ocelot_get_strings);
 
+/* Caller must hold &ocelot->stats_lock */
 static void ocelot_update_stats(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 {
 	int i, j;
 
-	mutex_lock(&ocelot->stats_lock);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < ocelot->num_phys_ports; i++) {
 		/* Configure the port to read the stats from */
 		ocelot_write(ocelot, SYS_STAT_CFG_STAT_VIEW(i), SYS_STAT_CFG);
@@ -872,8 +871,6 @@ static void ocelot_update_stats(struct ocelot *ocelot)
 					      ~(u64)U32_MAX) + val;
 		}
 	}
-
-	mutex_unlock(&ocelot->stats_lock);
 }
 
 static void ocelot_check_stats_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -882,7 +879,9 @@ static void ocelot_check_stats_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ocelot *ocelot = container_of(del_work, struct ocelot,
 					     stats_work);
 
+	mutex_lock(&ocelot->stats_lock);
 	ocelot_update_stats(ocelot);
+	mutex_unlock(&ocelot->stats_lock);
 
 	queue_delayed_work(ocelot->stats_queue, &ocelot->stats_work,
 			   OCELOT_STATS_CHECK_DELAY);
@@ -892,12 +891,16 @@ void ocelot_get_ethtool_stats(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port, u64 *data)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	mutex_lock(&ocelot->stats_lock);
+
 	/* check and update now */
 	ocelot_update_stats(ocelot);
 
 	/* Copy all counters */
 	for (i = 0; i < ocelot->num_stats; i++)
 		*data++ = ocelot->stats[port * ocelot->num_stats + i];
+
+	mutex_unlock(&ocelot->stats_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ocelot_get_ethtool_stats);