diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 51476a309c82..9b07a722e52d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ next_desc:
 
 	adapter->total_rx_packets += total_rx_packets;
 	adapter->total_rx_bytes += total_rx_bytes;
+	adapter->net_stats.rx_packets += total_rx_packets;
+	adapter->net_stats.rx_bytes += total_rx_bytes;
 	return cleaned;
 }
 
@@ -593,6 +595,8 @@ static bool e1000_clean_tx_irq(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 	adapter->total_tx_bytes += total_tx_bytes;
 	adapter->total_tx_packets += total_tx_packets;
+	adapter->net_stats.tx_packets += total_tx_packets;
+	adapter->net_stats.tx_bytes += total_tx_bytes;
 	return cleaned;
 }
 
@@ -755,6 +759,8 @@ next_desc:
 
 	adapter->total_rx_packets += total_rx_packets;
 	adapter->total_rx_bytes += total_rx_bytes;
+	adapter->net_stats.rx_packets += total_rx_packets;
+	adapter->net_stats.rx_bytes += total_rx_bytes;
 	return cleaned;
 }
 
@@ -2535,10 +2541,6 @@ void e1000e_update_stats(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 
 	/* Fill out the OS statistics structure */
-	adapter->net_stats.rx_packets = adapter->stats.gprc;
-	adapter->net_stats.tx_packets = adapter->stats.gptc;
-	adapter->net_stats.rx_bytes = adapter->stats.gorcl;
-	adapter->net_stats.tx_bytes = adapter->stats.gotcl;
 	adapter->net_stats.multicast = adapter->stats.mprc;
 	adapter->net_stats.collisions = adapter->stats.colc;