diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
index 07c83af36831..3f7a9a4c59d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.h
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ struct hnae3_dev_specs {
 	u16 max_qset_num;
 	u16 umv_size;
 	u16 mc_mac_size;
+	u32 mac_stats_num;
 };
 
 struct hnae3_client_ops {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c
index 578d693b23c2..1a1bebd453d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_debugfs.c
@@ -1050,6 +1050,8 @@ hns3_dbg_dev_specs(struct hnae3_handle *h, char *buf, int len, int *pos)
 			  dev_specs->umv_size);
 	*pos += scnprintf(buf + *pos, len - *pos, "mc mac size: %u\n",
 			  dev_specs->mc_mac_size);
+	*pos += scnprintf(buf + *pos, len - *pos, "MAC statistics number: %u\n",
+			  dev_specs->mac_stats_num);
 }
 
 static int hns3_dbg_dev_info(struct hnae3_handle *h, char *buf, int len)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index a4e3349d2157..7c807abe968a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -480,10 +480,11 @@ static int hclge_mac_update_stats_defective(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int hclge_mac_update_stats_complete(struct hclge_dev *hdev, u32 reg_num)
+static int hclge_mac_update_stats_complete(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 {
 #define HCLGE_REG_NUM_PER_DESC		4
 
+	u32 reg_num = hdev->ae_dev->dev_specs.mac_stats_num;
 	u64 *data = (u64 *)(&hdev->mac_stats);
 	struct hclge_desc *desc;
 	__le64 *desc_data;
@@ -552,17 +553,11 @@ static int hclge_mac_query_reg_num(struct hclge_dev *hdev, u32 *reg_num)
 
 static int hclge_mac_update_stats(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 {
-	u32 reg_num;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = hclge_mac_query_reg_num(hdev, &reg_num);
 	/* The firmware supports the new statistics acquisition method */
-	if (!ret)
-		ret = hclge_mac_update_stats_complete(hdev, reg_num);
-	else if (ret == -EOPNOTSUPP)
-		ret = hclge_mac_update_stats_defective(hdev);
-
-	return ret;
+	if (hdev->ae_dev->dev_specs.mac_stats_num)
+		return hclge_mac_update_stats_complete(hdev);
+	else
+		return hclge_mac_update_stats_defective(hdev);
 }
 
 static int hclge_tqps_update_stats(struct hnae3_handle *handle)
@@ -1465,12 +1460,29 @@ static void hclge_check_dev_specs(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 		dev_specs->umv_size = HCLGE_DEFAULT_UMV_SPACE_PER_PF;
 }
 
+static int hclge_query_mac_stats_num(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
+{
+	u32 reg_num = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = hclge_mac_query_reg_num(hdev, &reg_num);
+	if (ret && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP)
+		return ret;
+
+	hdev->ae_dev->dev_specs.mac_stats_num = reg_num;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int hclge_query_dev_specs(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct hclge_desc desc[HCLGE_QUERY_DEV_SPECS_BD_NUM];
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
+	ret = hclge_query_mac_stats_num(hdev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	/* set default specifications as devices lower than version V3 do not
 	 * support querying specifications from firmware.
 	 */