diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch-ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch-ethtool.c
index 40ee57ef55be..76a4b09e2854 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch-ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch-ethtool.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static void dpaa2_switch_ethtool_get_stats(struct net_device *netdev,
 				   dpaa2_switch_ethtool_counters[i].name, err);
 	}
 
-	if (port_priv->mac)
+	if (dpaa2_switch_port_has_mac(port_priv))
 		dpaa2_mac_get_ethtool_stats(port_priv->mac, data + i);
 }