diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/port.c
index 88b52e547524efaee71ffc67f00b4f44e7844f30..1a551d69ddcbcd095c724d95305aec5e2f0b800f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/port.c
@@ -898,6 +898,8 @@ int mlx4_DUMP_ETH_STATS_wrapper(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave,
 				struct mlx4_cmd_mailbox *outbox,
 				struct mlx4_cmd_info *cmd)
 {
+	if (slave != dev->caps.function)
+		return 0;
 	return mlx4_common_dump_eth_stats(dev, slave,
 					  vhcr->in_modifier, outbox);
 }