diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
index 32ae63b6f20e1eb3c94291c63b7f33d83a044a94..8b1ee83134e3168bd2829db6879845ae0e1cf682 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
@@ -571,7 +571,8 @@ liquidio_push_packet(u32 octeon_id __attribute__((unused)),
 
 		napi_gro_receive(napi, skb);
 
-		droq->stats.rx_bytes_received += len;
+		droq->stats.rx_bytes_received += len -
+			rh->r_dh.len * BYTES_PER_DHLEN_UNIT;
 		droq->stats.rx_pkts_received++;
 	} else {
 		recv_buffer_free(skb);