diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.c
index d721ccf7d8bed8230fa5fbbac2ecfd5068680cac..38e399e0f30e16cd189cf48874f08e6289565101 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1.c
@@ -567,6 +567,8 @@ int mv88e6xxx_g1_stats_clear(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	/* Keep the histogram mode bits */
+	val &= MV88E6XXX_G1_STATS_OP_HIST_RX_TX;
 	val |= MV88E6XXX_G1_STATS_OP_BUSY | MV88E6XXX_G1_STATS_OP_FLUSH_ALL;
 
 	err = mv88e6xxx_g1_write(chip, MV88E6XXX_G1_STATS_OP, val);