diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
index 26e326fe503c..00f1d16db456 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
@@ -1254,9 +1254,6 @@ static void fec_set_corrected_bits_total(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	u32 in[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(ppcnt_reg)] = {};
 	int sz = MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(ppcnt_reg);
 
-	if (!MLX5_CAP_PCAM_FEATURE(mdev, ppcnt_statistical_group))
-		return;
-
 	MLX5_SET(ppcnt_reg, in, local_port, 1);
 	MLX5_SET(ppcnt_reg, in, grp, MLX5_PHYSICAL_LAYER_STATISTICAL_GROUP);
 	if (mlx5_core_access_reg(mdev, in, sz, ppcnt_phy_statistical,
@@ -1272,6 +1269,9 @@ static void fec_set_corrected_bits_total(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 void mlx5e_stats_fec_get(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 			 struct ethtool_fec_stats *fec_stats)
 {
+	if (!MLX5_CAP_PCAM_FEATURE(priv->mdev, ppcnt_statistical_group))
+		return;
+
 	fec_set_corrected_bits_total(priv, fec_stats);
 	fec_set_block_stats(priv, fec_stats);
 }