diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 2caa5c0c2bc450006f82d1d8359ef0533be7a4f1..dfaad1c2c2b8bb462adbca4d3e1c75807c6e9d18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ static uint64_t _mv88e6xxx_get_ethtool_stat(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip,
 			err = mv88e6xxx_port_read(chip, port, s->reg + 1, &reg);
 			if (err)
 				return U64_MAX;
-			high = reg;
+			low |= ((u32)reg) << 16;
 		}
 		break;
 	case STATS_TYPE_BANK1: