diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/hw_counters.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/hw_counters.c
index 3ac47f4e6122..f039aefcaf67 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/hw_counters.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/hw_counters.c
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ int bnxt_re_ib_get_hw_stats(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 			goto done;
 		}
 		bnxt_re_copy_err_stats(rdev, stats, err_s);
-		if (_is_ext_stats_supported(rdev->dev_attr->dev_cap_flags) &&
-		    !rdev->is_virtfn) {
+		if (bnxt_ext_stats_supported(rdev->chip_ctx, rdev->dev_attr->dev_cap_flags,
+					     rdev->is_virtfn)) {
 			rc = bnxt_re_get_ext_stat(rdev, stats);
 			if (rc) {
 				clear_bit(BNXT_RE_FLAG_ISSUE_ROCE_STATS,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_res.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_res.h
index be5d907a036b..711990232de1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_res.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/qplib_res.h
@@ -547,6 +547,14 @@ static inline bool _is_ext_stats_supported(u16 dev_cap_flags)
 		CREQ_QUERY_FUNC_RESP_SB_EXT_STATS;
 }
 
+static inline int bnxt_ext_stats_supported(struct bnxt_qplib_chip_ctx *ctx,
+					   u16 flags, bool virtfn)
+{
+	/* ext stats supported if cap flag is set AND is a PF OR a Thor2 VF */
+	return (_is_ext_stats_supported(flags) &&
+		((virtfn && bnxt_qplib_is_chip_gen_p7(ctx)) || (!virtfn)));
+}
+
 static inline bool _is_hw_retx_supported(u16 dev_cap_flags)
 {
 	return dev_cap_flags &