diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index 7cee3e5db56c..dc510069d37b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static uint64_t _mv88e6xxx_get_ethtool_stat(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip,
 			err = mv88e6xxx_port_read(chip, port, s->reg + 1, &reg);
 			if (err)
 				return UINT64_MAX;
-			high = reg;
+			low |= ((u32)reg) << 16;
 		}
 		break;
 	case BANK0: