diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_net.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_net.c
index 80bcd6cd4732..faaaf326fedd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_net.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ static const u32 mtu_sz = sizeof(struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_mtu);
 static const u32 mac_sz = sizeof(struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_mac);
 static const u32 state_sz = sizeof(struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_state);
 static const u32 link_info_sz = sizeof(struct octep_ctrl_net_link_info);
-static const u32 get_stats_sz = sizeof(struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_get_stats);
 static atomic_t ctrl_net_msg_id;
 
 static void init_send_req(struct octep_ctrl_mbox_msg *msg, void *buf,
@@ -188,31 +187,34 @@ int octep_ctrl_net_set_mtu(struct octep_device *oct, int vfid, int mtu,
 	return send_mbox_req(oct, &d, wait_for_response);
 }
 
-int octep_ctrl_net_get_if_stats(struct octep_device *oct, int vfid)
+int octep_ctrl_net_get_if_stats(struct octep_device *oct, int vfid,
+				struct octep_iface_rx_stats *rx_stats,
+				struct octep_iface_tx_stats *tx_stats)
 {
-	void __iomem *iface_rx_stats;
-	void __iomem *iface_tx_stats;
 	struct octep_ctrl_net_wait_data d = {0};
 	struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req *req = &d.data.req;
+	struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_resp *resp;
 	int err;
 
-	init_send_req(&d.msg, req, get_stats_sz, vfid);
+	init_send_req(&d.msg, req, 0, vfid);
 	req->hdr.s.cmd = OCTEP_CTRL_NET_H2F_CMD_GET_IF_STATS;
-	req->get_stats.offset = oct->ctrl_mbox_ifstats_offset;
 	err = send_mbox_req(oct, &d, true);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	iface_rx_stats = oct->ctrl_mbox.barmem + oct->ctrl_mbox_ifstats_offset;
-	iface_tx_stats = oct->ctrl_mbox.barmem + oct->ctrl_mbox_ifstats_offset +
-			 sizeof(struct octep_iface_rx_stats);
-	memcpy_fromio(&oct->iface_rx_stats, iface_rx_stats, sizeof(struct octep_iface_rx_stats));
-	memcpy_fromio(&oct->iface_tx_stats, iface_tx_stats, sizeof(struct octep_iface_tx_stats));
+	resp = &d.data.resp;
+	memcpy(rx_stats,
+	       &resp->if_stats.rx_stats,
+	       sizeof(struct octep_iface_rx_stats));
+	memcpy(tx_stats,
+	       &resp->if_stats.tx_stats,
+	       sizeof(struct octep_iface_tx_stats));
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int octep_ctrl_net_get_link_info(struct octep_device *oct, int vfid)
+int octep_ctrl_net_get_link_info(struct octep_device *oct, int vfid,
+				 struct octep_iface_link_info *link_info)
 {
 	struct octep_ctrl_net_wait_data d = {0};
 	struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req *req = &d.data.req;
@@ -227,11 +229,11 @@ int octep_ctrl_net_get_link_info(struct octep_device *oct, int vfid)
 		return err;
 
 	resp = &d.data.resp;
-	oct->link_info.supported_modes = resp->link_info.supported_modes;
-	oct->link_info.advertised_modes = resp->link_info.advertised_modes;
-	oct->link_info.autoneg = resp->link_info.autoneg;
-	oct->link_info.pause = resp->link_info.pause;
-	oct->link_info.speed = resp->link_info.speed;
+	link_info->supported_modes = resp->link_info.supported_modes;
+	link_info->advertised_modes = resp->link_info.advertised_modes;
+	link_info->autoneg = resp->link_info.autoneg;
+	link_info->pause = resp->link_info.pause;
+	link_info->speed = resp->link_info.speed;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_net.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_net.h
index c68cdaa1738b..f0ad6d6e2af5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_net.h
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_mac {
 	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 };
 
-/* get if_stats, xstats, q_stats request */
-struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_get_stats {
-	/* offset into barmem where fw should copy over stats */
-	u32 offset;
-};
-
 /* get/set link state, rx state */
 struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_state {
 	/* enum octep_ctrl_net_cmd */
@@ -119,7 +113,6 @@ struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req {
 	union {
 		struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_mtu mtu;
 		struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_mac mac;
-		struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_get_stats get_stats;
 		struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_state link;
 		struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_state rx;
 		struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_req_cmd_link_info link_info;
@@ -152,6 +145,12 @@ struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_resp_cmd_mac {
 	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 };
 
+/* get if_stats, xstats, q_stats request */
+struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_resp_cmd_get_stats {
+	struct octep_iface_rx_stats rx_stats;
+	struct octep_iface_tx_stats tx_stats;
+};
+
 /* get link state, rx state response */
 struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_resp_cmd_state {
 	/* enum octep_ctrl_net_state */
@@ -164,6 +163,7 @@ struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_resp {
 	union {
 		struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_resp_cmd_mtu mtu;
 		struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_resp_cmd_mac mac;
+		struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_resp_cmd_get_stats if_stats;
 		struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_resp_cmd_state link;
 		struct octep_ctrl_net_h2f_resp_cmd_state rx;
 		struct octep_ctrl_net_link_info link_info;
@@ -286,19 +286,25 @@ int octep_ctrl_net_set_mtu(struct octep_device *oct, int vfid, int mtu,
  *
  * @param oct: non-null pointer to struct octep_device.
  * @param vfid: Index of virtual function.
+ * @param rx_stats: non-null pointer struct octep_iface_rx_stats.
+ * @param tx_stats: non-null pointer struct octep_iface_tx_stats.
  *
  * return value: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
  */
-int octep_ctrl_net_get_if_stats(struct octep_device *oct, int vfid);
+int octep_ctrl_net_get_if_stats(struct octep_device *oct, int vfid,
+				struct octep_iface_rx_stats *rx_stats,
+				struct octep_iface_tx_stats *tx_stats);
 
 /** Get link info from firmware.
  *
  * @param oct: non-null pointer to struct octep_device.
  * @param vfid: Index of virtual function.
+ * @param link_info: non-null pointer to struct octep_iface_link_info.
  *
  * return value: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
  */
-int octep_ctrl_net_get_link_info(struct octep_device *oct, int vfid);
+int octep_ctrl_net_get_link_info(struct octep_device *oct, int vfid,
+				 struct octep_iface_link_info *link_info);
 
 /** Set link info in firmware.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ethtool.c
index 389042b57787..7d0124b283da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ethtool.c
@@ -150,9 +150,12 @@ octep_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *netdev,
 	rx_packets = 0;
 	rx_bytes = 0;
 
-	octep_ctrl_net_get_if_stats(oct, OCTEP_CTRL_NET_INVALID_VFID);
 	iface_tx_stats = &oct->iface_tx_stats;
 	iface_rx_stats = &oct->iface_rx_stats;
+	octep_ctrl_net_get_if_stats(oct,
+				    OCTEP_CTRL_NET_INVALID_VFID,
+				    iface_rx_stats,
+				    iface_tx_stats);
 
 	for (q = 0; q < oct->num_oqs; q++) {
 		struct octep_iq *iq = oct->iq[q];
@@ -283,11 +286,11 @@ static int octep_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	ethtool_link_ksettings_zero_link_mode(cmd, supported);
 	ethtool_link_ksettings_zero_link_mode(cmd, advertising);
 
-	octep_ctrl_net_get_link_info(oct, OCTEP_CTRL_NET_INVALID_VFID);
+	link_info = &oct->link_info;
+	octep_ctrl_net_get_link_info(oct, OCTEP_CTRL_NET_INVALID_VFID, link_info);
 
 	advertised_modes = oct->link_info.advertised_modes;
 	supported_modes = oct->link_info.supported_modes;
-	link_info = &oct->link_info;
 
 	OCTEP_SET_ETHTOOL_LINK_MODES_BITMAP(supported_modes, cmd, supported);
 	OCTEP_SET_ETHTOOL_LINK_MODES_BITMAP(advertised_modes, cmd, advertising);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
index f3c6ab123066..ad5553854467 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
@@ -766,7 +766,10 @@ static void octep_get_stats64(struct net_device *netdev,
 	int q;
 
 	if (netif_running(netdev))
-		octep_ctrl_net_get_if_stats(oct, OCTEP_CTRL_NET_INVALID_VFID);
+		octep_ctrl_net_get_if_stats(oct,
+					    OCTEP_CTRL_NET_INVALID_VFID,
+					    &oct->iface_rx_stats,
+					    &oct->iface_tx_stats);
 
 	tx_packets = 0;
 	tx_bytes = 0;
