diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 389016ea65cf..dd2d2a5fef15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t bnxt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	i = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
 	if (unlikely(i >= bp->tx_nr_rings)) {
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		atomic_long_inc(&dev->tx_dropped);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
 
@@ -687,6 +688,7 @@ tx_kick_pending:
 	if (txr->kick_pending)
 		bnxt_txr_db_kick(bp, txr, txr->tx_prod);
 	txr->tx_buf_ring[txr->tx_prod].skb = NULL;
+	atomic_long_inc(&dev->tx_dropped);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }