diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx.c
index c938d7ce5215a93623a67acd634a4dc6d539f814..fd8547c2b79d46786b10807a0c62f338b6a60e27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx.c
@@ -2005,6 +2005,12 @@ int mv88e6xxx_setup_global(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 				  0x9000 | (i << 8));
 	}
 
+	/* Clear the statistics counters for all ports */
+	REG_WRITE(REG_GLOBAL, GLOBAL_STATS_OP, GLOBAL_STATS_OP_FLUSH_ALL);
+
+	/* Wait for the flush to complete. */
+	_mv88e6xxx_stats_wait(ds);
+
 	return 0;
 }