diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
index 5740c98d8c9f..2847278d9cd4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.h
@@ -1279,6 +1279,8 @@ struct macb {
 	struct clk		*rx_clk;
 	struct clk		*tsu_clk;
 	struct net_device	*dev;
+	/* Protects hw_stats and ethtool_stats */
+	spinlock_t		stats_lock;
 	union {
 		struct macb_stats	macb;
 		struct gem_stats	gem;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 48496209fb16..c1f57d96e63f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -1978,10 +1978,12 @@ static irqreturn_t macb_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 		if (status & MACB_BIT(ISR_ROVR)) {
 			/* We missed at least one packet */
+			spin_lock(&bp->stats_lock);
 			if (macb_is_gem(bp))
 				bp->hw_stats.gem.rx_overruns++;
 			else
 				bp->hw_stats.macb.rx_overruns++;
+			spin_unlock(&bp->stats_lock);
 
 			if (bp->caps & MACB_CAPS_ISR_CLEAR_ON_WRITE)
 				queue_writel(queue, ISR, MACB_BIT(ISR_ROVR));
@@ -3102,6 +3104,7 @@ static struct net_device_stats *gem_get_stats(struct macb *bp)
 	if (!netif_running(bp->dev))
 		return nstat;
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&bp->stats_lock);
 	gem_update_stats(bp);
 
 	nstat->rx_errors = (hwstat->rx_frame_check_sequence_errors +
@@ -3131,6 +3134,7 @@ static struct net_device_stats *gem_get_stats(struct macb *bp)
 	nstat->tx_aborted_errors = hwstat->tx_excessive_collisions;
 	nstat->tx_carrier_errors = hwstat->tx_carrier_sense_errors;
 	nstat->tx_fifo_errors = hwstat->tx_underrun;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&bp->stats_lock);
 
 	return nstat;
 }
@@ -3138,12 +3142,13 @@ static struct net_device_stats *gem_get_stats(struct macb *bp)
 static void gem_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 				  struct ethtool_stats *stats, u64 *data)
 {
-	struct macb *bp;
+	struct macb *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	bp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	spin_lock_irq(&bp->stats_lock);
 	gem_update_stats(bp);
 	memcpy(data, &bp->ethtool_stats, sizeof(u64)
 			* (GEM_STATS_LEN + QUEUE_STATS_LEN * MACB_MAX_QUEUES));
+	spin_unlock_irq(&bp->stats_lock);
 }
 
 static int gem_get_sset_count(struct net_device *dev, int sset)
@@ -3193,6 +3198,7 @@ static struct net_device_stats *macb_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 		return gem_get_stats(bp);
 
 	/* read stats from hardware */
+	spin_lock_irq(&bp->stats_lock);
 	macb_update_stats(bp);
 
 	/* Convert HW stats into netdevice stats */
@@ -3226,6 +3232,7 @@ static struct net_device_stats *macb_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 	nstat->tx_carrier_errors = hwstat->tx_carrier_errors;
 	nstat->tx_fifo_errors = hwstat->tx_underruns;
 	/* Don't know about heartbeat or window errors... */
+	spin_unlock_irq(&bp->stats_lock);
 
 	return nstat;
 }
@@ -5097,6 +5104,7 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 	spin_lock_init(&bp->lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&bp->stats_lock);
 
 	/* setup capabilities */
 	macb_configure_caps(bp, macb_config);