diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_fdma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_fdma.c
index 94c720e59cae..384ed34197d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_fdma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_fdma.c
@@ -391,12 +391,12 @@ static void lan966x_fdma_tx_clear_buf(struct lan966x *lan966x, int weight)
 			continue;
 
 		dcb_buf->dev->stats.tx_packets++;
-		dcb_buf->dev->stats.tx_bytes += dcb_buf->skb->len;
+		dcb_buf->dev->stats.tx_bytes += dcb_buf->len;
 
 		dcb_buf->used = false;
 		dma_unmap_single(lan966x->dev,
 				 dcb_buf->dma_addr,
-				 dcb_buf->skb->len,
+				 dcb_buf->len,
 				 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		if (!dcb_buf->ptp)
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(dcb_buf->skb);
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ int lan966x_fdma_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, __be32 *ifh, struct net_device *dev)
 	/* Fill up the buffer */
 	next_dcb_buf = &tx->dcbs_buf[next_to_use];
 	next_dcb_buf->skb = skb;
+	next_dcb_buf->len = skb->len;
 	next_dcb_buf->dma_addr = dma_addr;
 	next_dcb_buf->used = true;
 	next_dcb_buf->ptp = false;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.h
index bc93051aa079..c762e3732f88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.h
@@ -173,11 +173,12 @@ struct lan966x_rx {
 };
 
 struct lan966x_tx_dcb_buf {
+	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
-	bool used;
-	bool ptp;
+	u32 len;
+	u32 used : 1;
+	u32 ptp : 1;
 };
 
 struct lan966x_tx {