diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index b936febc315a17b3d8db0af05f60938d478edefd..2194960d5855c6576ec03c870479344b099ce12b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1113,6 +1113,8 @@ int i40e_setup_tx_descriptors(struct i40e_ring *tx_ring)
 	if (!tx_ring->tx_bi)
 		goto err;
 
+	u64_stats_init(&tx_ring->syncp);
+
 	/* round up to nearest 4K */
 	tx_ring->size = tx_ring->count * sizeof(struct i40e_tx_desc);
 	/* add u32 for head writeback, align after this takes care of