diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
index 6b92d47af1f7..68cbf4cfd4d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
@@ -2324,8 +2324,10 @@ static enum qman_cb_dqrr_result rx_default_dqrr(struct qman_portal *portal,
 
 	skb_len = skb->len;
 
-	if (unlikely(netif_receive_skb(skb) == NET_RX_DROP))
+	if (unlikely(netif_receive_skb(skb) == NET_RX_DROP)) {
+		percpu_stats->rx_dropped++;
 		return qman_cb_dqrr_consume;
+	}
 
 	percpu_stats->rx_packets++;
 	percpu_stats->rx_bytes += skb_len;