diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
index c9ebb59a5819..e4bd02e46e57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
@@ -3271,6 +3271,7 @@ static int qede_start_queues(struct qede_dev *edev, bool clear_stats)
 	start.vport_id = 0;
 	start.drop_ttl0 = true;
 	start.remove_inner_vlan = vlan_removal_en;
+	start.clear_stats = clear_stats;
 
 	rc = edev->ops->vport_start(cdev, &start);