diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
index c85e3e29012c..263beea1859c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
@@ -655,10 +655,6 @@ int aq_nic_xmit(struct aq_nic_s *self, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (likely(frags)) {
 		err = self->aq_hw_ops->hw_ring_tx_xmit(self->aq_hw,
 						       ring, frags);
-		if (err >= 0) {
-			++ring->stats.tx.packets;
-			ring->stats.tx.bytes += skb->len;
-		}
 	} else {
 		err = NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c
index 6941999ae845..bae95a618560 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c
@@ -272,9 +272,12 @@ bool aq_ring_tx_clean(struct aq_ring_s *self)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (unlikely(buff->is_eop))
-			dev_kfree_skb_any(buff->skb);
+		if (unlikely(buff->is_eop)) {
+			++self->stats.rx.packets;
+			self->stats.tx.bytes += buff->skb->len;
 
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(buff->skb);
+		}
 		buff->pa = 0U;
 		buff->eop_index = 0xffffU;
 		self->sw_head = aq_ring_next_dx(self, self->sw_head);