diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_stats.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_stats.c
index d848dc9db7b0..a1d0446b39b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_stats.c
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ static void bnx2x_hw_stats_post(struct bnx2x *bp)
 	if (CHIP_REV_IS_SLOW(bp))
 		return;
 
+	/* Update MCP's statistics if possible */
+	if (bp->func_stx)
+		memcpy(bnx2x_sp(bp, func_stats), &bp->func_stats,
+		       sizeof(bp->func_stats));
+
 	/* loader */
 	if (bp->executer_idx) {
 		int loader_idx = PMF_DMAE_C(bp);
@@ -128,8 +133,6 @@ static void bnx2x_hw_stats_post(struct bnx2x *bp)
 
 	} else if (bp->func_stx) {
 		*stats_comp = 0;
-		memcpy(bnx2x_sp(bp, func_stats), &bp->func_stats,
-		       sizeof(bp->func_stats));
 		bnx2x_post_dmae(bp, dmae, INIT_DMAE_C(bp));
 	}
 }