diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_ethtool.c
index 06811c60d598..df10a0b68a08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_ethtool.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static void lan966x_stats_update(struct lan966x *lan966x)
 {
 	int i, j;
 
-	mutex_lock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_lock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < lan966x->num_phys_ports; i++) {
 		uint idx = i * lan966x->num_stats;
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static void lan966x_stats_update(struct lan966x *lan966x)
 		}
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 }
 
 static int lan966x_get_sset_count(struct net_device *dev, int sset)
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static void lan966x_get_eth_mac_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	idx = port->chip_port * lan966x->num_stats;
 
-	mutex_lock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_lock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 
 	mac_stats->FramesTransmittedOK =
 		lan966x->stats[idx + SYS_COUNT_TX_UC] +
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static void lan966x_get_eth_mac_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 		lan966x->stats[idx + SYS_COUNT_RX_LONG] +
 		lan966x->stats[idx + SYS_COUNT_RX_PMAC_LONG];
 
-	mutex_unlock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 }
 
 static const struct ethtool_rmon_hist_range lan966x_rmon_ranges[] = {
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static void lan966x_get_eth_rmon_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	idx = port->chip_port * lan966x->num_stats;
 
-	mutex_lock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_lock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 
 	rmon_stats->undersize_pkts =
 		lan966x->stats[idx + SYS_COUNT_RX_SHORT] +
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static void lan966x_get_eth_rmon_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 		lan966x->stats[idx + SYS_COUNT_TX_SZ_1024_1526] +
 		lan966x->stats[idx + SYS_COUNT_TX_PMAC_SZ_1024_1526];
 
-	mutex_unlock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 
 	*ranges = lan966x_rmon_ranges;
 }
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ void lan966x_stats_get(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	idx = port->chip_port * lan966x->num_stats;
 
-	mutex_lock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_lock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 
 	stats->rx_bytes = lan966x->stats[idx + SYS_COUNT_RX_OCT] +
 		lan966x->stats[idx + SYS_COUNT_RX_PMAC_OCT];
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ void lan966x_stats_get(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	stats->collisions = lan966x->stats[idx + SYS_COUNT_TX_COL];
 
-	mutex_unlock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 }
 
 int lan966x_stats_init(struct lan966x *lan966x)
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ int lan966x_stats_init(struct lan966x *lan966x)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* Init stats worker */
-	mutex_init(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 	snprintf(queue_name, sizeof(queue_name), "%s-stats",
 		 dev_name(lan966x->dev));
 	lan966x->stats_queue = create_singlethread_workqueue(queue_name);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c
index b424e75fd40c..5466f14e000c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,6 @@ cleanup_ports:
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&lan966x->stats_work);
 	destroy_workqueue(lan966x->stats_queue);
-	mutex_destroy(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(lan966x->debugfs_root);
 
@@ -1281,7 +1280,6 @@ static int lan966x_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&lan966x->stats_work);
 	destroy_workqueue(lan966x->stats_queue);
-	mutex_destroy(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 
 	lan966x_mac_purge_entries(lan966x);
 	lan966x_mdb_deinit(lan966x);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.h
index 5a16d76eb000..1f5a18b205bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.h
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ struct lan966x {
 	const struct lan966x_stat_layout *stats_layout;
 	u32 num_stats;
 
-	/* workqueue for reading stats */
-	struct mutex stats_lock;
+	/* lock for reading stats */
+	spinlock_t stats_lock;
 	u64 *stats;
 	struct delayed_work stats_work;
 	struct workqueue_struct *stats_queue;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_vcap_impl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_vcap_impl.c
index a4414f63c9b1..c266f903ea8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_vcap_impl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_vcap_impl.c
@@ -403,11 +403,11 @@ static void lan966x_es0_read_esdx_counter(struct lan966x *lan966x,
 	u32 counter;
 
 	id = id & 0xff; /* counter limit */
-	mutex_lock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_lock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 	lan_wr(SYS_STAT_CFG_STAT_VIEW_SET(id), lan966x, SYS_STAT_CFG);
 	counter = lan_rd(lan966x, SYS_CNT(LAN966X_STAT_ESDX_GRN_PKTS)) +
 		  lan_rd(lan966x, SYS_CNT(LAN966X_STAT_ESDX_YEL_PKTS));
-	mutex_unlock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 	if (counter)
 		admin->cache.counter = counter;
 }
@@ -417,14 +417,14 @@ static void lan966x_es0_write_esdx_counter(struct lan966x *lan966x,
 {
 	id = id & 0xff; /* counter limit */
 
-	mutex_lock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_lock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 	lan_wr(SYS_STAT_CFG_STAT_VIEW_SET(id), lan966x, SYS_STAT_CFG);
 	lan_wr(0, lan966x, SYS_CNT(LAN966X_STAT_ESDX_GRN_BYTES));
 	lan_wr(admin->cache.counter, lan966x,
 	       SYS_CNT(LAN966X_STAT_ESDX_GRN_PKTS));
 	lan_wr(0, lan966x, SYS_CNT(LAN966X_STAT_ESDX_YEL_BYTES));
 	lan_wr(0, lan966x, SYS_CNT(LAN966X_STAT_ESDX_YEL_PKTS));
-	mutex_unlock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&lan966x->stats_lock);
 }
 
 static void lan966x_vcap_cache_write(struct net_device *dev,