diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 4c790ffa1a73a4f5d07af39263f696d2a5f17155..b9ad43d3dc51c560bba06a04e5092f4811b8e825 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -4985,6 +4985,7 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_vnic_qcaps(struct bnxt *bp)
 	struct hwrm_vnic_qcaps_input req = {0};
 	int rc;
 
+	bp->hw_ring_stats_size = sizeof(struct ctx_hw_stats);
 	if (bp->hwrm_spec_code < 0x10600)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -5004,8 +5005,6 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_vnic_qcaps(struct bnxt *bp)
 		if (bp->max_tpa_v2)
 			bp->hw_ring_stats_size =
 				sizeof(struct ctx_hw_stats_ext);
-		else
-			bp->hw_ring_stats_size = sizeof(struct ctx_hw_stats);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
 	return rc;