diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index fb98d4602f9d4fd130b660de0265bee786fec7a6..16430a8440fa3c5bcc299427f3052f6f2a7bdfcc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -5193,8 +5193,10 @@ void igb_update_stats(struct igb_adapter *adapter,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_rx_queues; i++) {
-		u32 rqdpc = rd32(E1000_RQDPC(i));
 		struct igb_ring *ring = adapter->rx_ring[i];
+		u32 rqdpc = rd32(E1000_RQDPC(i));
+		if (hw->mac.type >= e1000_i210)
+			wr32(E1000_RQDPC(i), 0);
 
 		if (rqdpc) {
 			ring->rx_stats.drops += rqdpc;