diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
index f04f42ea60c0f7..e6ba9a2d58f1aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
@@ -1524,7 +1524,6 @@ static void enetc_xdp_drop(struct enetc_bdr *rx_ring, int rx_ring_first,
 				  &rx_ring->rx_swbd[rx_ring_first]);
 		enetc_bdr_idx_inc(rx_ring, &rx_ring_first);
 	}
-	rx_ring->stats.xdp_drops++;
 }
 
 static int enetc_clean_rx_ring_xdp(struct enetc_bdr *rx_ring,
@@ -1589,6 +1588,7 @@ static int enetc_clean_rx_ring_xdp(struct enetc_bdr *rx_ring,
 			fallthrough;
 		case XDP_DROP:
 			enetc_xdp_drop(rx_ring, orig_i, i);
+			rx_ring->stats.xdp_drops++;
 			break;
 		case XDP_PASS:
 			rxbd = orig_rxbd;