diff --git a/include/linux/net_dim.h b/include/linux/net_dim.h
index 1c7e45016120ad88dccd90616267bd2510ac99f1..bebeaad897cc406d550175603a19a1c15e582942 100644
--- a/include/linux/net_dim.h
+++ b/include/linux/net_dim.h
@@ -244,10 +244,17 @@ static inline int net_dim_stats_compare(struct net_dim_stats *curr,
 		return (curr->bpms > prev->bpms) ? NET_DIM_STATS_BETTER :
 						   NET_DIM_STATS_WORSE;
 
+	if (!prev->ppms)
+		return curr->ppms ? NET_DIM_STATS_BETTER :
+				    NET_DIM_STATS_SAME;
+
 	if (IS_SIGNIFICANT_DIFF(curr->ppms, prev->ppms))
 		return (curr->ppms > prev->ppms) ? NET_DIM_STATS_BETTER :
 						   NET_DIM_STATS_WORSE;
 
+	if (!prev->epms)
+		return NET_DIM_STATS_SAME;
+
 	if (IS_SIGNIFICANT_DIFF(curr->epms, prev->epms))
 		return (curr->epms < prev->epms) ? NET_DIM_STATS_BETTER :
 						   NET_DIM_STATS_WORSE;