diff --git a/drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c b/drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c
index 607efeaf0bc5cd00949fcdb3feaf7ec7f2b03305..9a00e5566af74db199d2625db4903ecd58e3b9e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c
@@ -1003,9 +1003,9 @@ static int skfp_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 		break;
 	case SKFP_CLR_STATS:	/* Zero out the driver statistics */
 		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
-			memset(&lp->MacStat, 0, sizeof(lp->MacStat));
-		} else {
 			status = -EPERM;
+		} else {
+			memset(&lp->MacStat, 0, sizeof(lp->MacStat));
 		}
 		break;
 	default: