diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index 8f05efa5c829..ea5fff2c3143 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ void mlx5e_ethtool_get_ethtool_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
-	if (test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state))
-		mlx5e_update_stats(priv, true);
+	mlx5e_update_stats(priv, true);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < mlx5e_num_stats_grps; i++)