diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
index 9d8cea16245e..6b9d37138844 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
@@ -726,6 +726,8 @@ static void ocelot_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct ocelot *ocelot = priv->port.ocelot;
 	int port = priv->port.index;
 
+	spin_lock(&ocelot->stats_lock);
+
 	/* Configure the port to read the stats from */
 	ocelot_write(ocelot, SYS_STAT_CFG_STAT_VIEW(port),
 		     SYS_STAT_CFG);
@@ -758,6 +760,8 @@ static void ocelot_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
 	stats->tx_dropped = ocelot_read(ocelot, SYS_COUNT_TX_DROPS) +
 			    ocelot_read(ocelot, SYS_COUNT_TX_AGING);
 	stats->collisions = ocelot_read(ocelot, SYS_COUNT_TX_COLLISION);
+
+	spin_unlock(&ocelot->stats_lock);
 }
 
 static int ocelot_port_fdb_add(struct ndmsg *ndm, struct nlattr *tb[],