diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 5aa6ef15f241acc0745b458e0a07a47c9af144d9..f4d6d90572d1bf806f84ffc1382d3f3e221ae387 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1098,6 +1098,8 @@ int i40e_setup_rx_descriptors(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring)
 	if (!rx_ring->rx_bi)
 		goto err;
 
+		u64_stats_init(rx_ring->syncp);
+
 	/* Round up to nearest 4K */
 	rx_ring->size = ring_is_16byte_desc_enabled(rx_ring)
 		? rx_ring->count * sizeof(union i40e_16byte_rx_desc)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index 4bf15da509e33f0ceec25ba95ce2e3d6e9313fe4..459499a47ca3d053ac7b3e469ec2f7b712cfb5d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ int i40evf_setup_rx_descriptors(struct i40e_ring *rx_ring)
 	if (!rx_ring->rx_bi)
 		goto err;
 
+		u64_stats_init(rx_ring->syncp);
+
 	/* Round up to nearest 4K */
 	rx_ring->size = ring_is_16byte_desc_enabled(rx_ring)
 		? rx_ring->count * sizeof(union i40e_16byte_rx_desc)