diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index be15938..12b0932 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@
 	struct rtnl_link_stats64 *vsi_stats = i40e_get_vsi_stats_struct(vsi);
 	int i;
 
+	if (!vsi->tx_rings)
+		return stats;
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_queue_pairs; i++) {
 		struct i40e_ring *tx_ring, *rx_ring;