diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
index de131fc5fa0b..452009ed7a43 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ static void efx_ef10_get_stat_mask(struct efx_nic *efx, unsigned long *mask)
 #endif
 }
 
-static size_t efx_ef10_describe_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *names)
+static size_t efx_ef10_describe_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 **names)
 {
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(mask, EF10_STAT_COUNT);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c
index 6da06931187d..62e674d6ff60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef100_nic.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static const struct efx_hw_stat_desc ef100_stat_desc[EF100_STAT_COUNT] = {
 	EFX_GENERIC_SW_STAT(rx_noskb_drops),
 };
 
-static size_t ef100_describe_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *names)
+static size_t ef100_describe_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 **names)
 {
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(mask, EF100_STAT_COUNT) = {};
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ethtool_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ethtool_common.c
index ae32e08540fa..2d734496733f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ethtool_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ethtool_common.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ int efx_ethtool_fill_self_tests(struct efx_nic *efx,
 	return n;
 }
 
-static size_t efx_describe_per_queue_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *strings)
+static size_t efx_describe_per_queue_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 **strings)
 {
 	size_t n_stats = 0;
 	struct efx_channel *channel;
@@ -403,24 +403,22 @@ static size_t efx_describe_per_queue_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *strings)
 	efx_for_each_channel(channel, efx) {
 		if (efx_channel_has_tx_queues(channel)) {
 			n_stats++;
-			if (strings != NULL) {
-				snprintf(strings, ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-					 "tx-%u.tx_packets",
-					 channel->tx_queue[0].queue /
-					 EFX_MAX_TXQ_PER_CHANNEL);
+			if (!strings)
+				continue;
 
-				strings += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-			}
+			ethtool_sprintf(strings, "tx-%u.tx_packets",
+					channel->tx_queue[0].queue /
+						EFX_MAX_TXQ_PER_CHANNEL);
 		}
 	}
 	efx_for_each_channel(channel, efx) {
 		if (efx_channel_has_rx_queue(channel)) {
 			n_stats++;
-			if (strings != NULL) {
-				snprintf(strings, ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-					 "rx-%d.rx_packets", channel->channel);
-				strings += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-			}
+			if (!strings)
+				continue;
+
+			ethtool_sprintf(strings, "rx-%d.rx_packets",
+					channel->channel);
 		}
 	}
 	if (efx->xdp_tx_queue_count && efx->xdp_tx_queues) {
@@ -428,11 +426,11 @@ static size_t efx_describe_per_queue_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *strings)
 
 		for (xdp = 0; xdp < efx->xdp_tx_queue_count; xdp++) {
 			n_stats++;
-			if (strings) {
-				snprintf(strings, ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-					 "tx-xdp-cpu-%hu.tx_packets", xdp);
-				strings += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-			}
+			if (!strings)
+				continue;
+
+			ethtool_sprintf(strings, "tx-xdp-cpu-%hu.tx_packets",
+					xdp);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -464,15 +462,11 @@ void efx_ethtool_get_strings(struct net_device *net_dev,
 
 	switch (string_set) {
 	case ETH_SS_STATS:
-		strings += (efx->type->describe_stats(efx, strings) *
-			    ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
+		efx->type->describe_stats(efx, &strings);
 		for (i = 0; i < EFX_ETHTOOL_SW_STAT_COUNT; i++)
-			strscpy(strings + i * ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-				efx_sw_stat_desc[i].name, ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
-		strings += EFX_ETHTOOL_SW_STAT_COUNT * ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-		strings += (efx_describe_per_queue_stats(efx, strings) *
-			    ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
-		efx_ptp_describe_stats(efx, strings);
+			ethtool_puts(&strings, efx_sw_stat_desc[i].name);
+		efx_describe_per_queue_stats(efx, &strings);
+		efx_ptp_describe_stats(efx, &strings);
 		break;
 	case ETH_SS_TEST:
 		efx_ethtool_fill_self_tests(efx, NULL, strings, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/ethtool.c
index f4db683b80f7..04766448a545 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/ethtool.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static int ef4_ethtool_fill_self_tests(struct ef4_nic *efx,
 	return n;
 }
 
-static size_t ef4_describe_per_queue_stats(struct ef4_nic *efx, u8 *strings)
+static size_t ef4_describe_per_queue_stats(struct ef4_nic *efx, u8 **strings)
 {
 	size_t n_stats = 0;
 	struct ef4_channel *channel;
@@ -361,24 +361,22 @@ static size_t ef4_describe_per_queue_stats(struct ef4_nic *efx, u8 *strings)
 	ef4_for_each_channel(channel, efx) {
 		if (ef4_channel_has_tx_queues(channel)) {
 			n_stats++;
-			if (strings != NULL) {
-				snprintf(strings, ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-					 "tx-%u.tx_packets",
-					 channel->tx_queue[0].queue /
-					 EF4_TXQ_TYPES);
+			if (!strings)
+				continue;
 
-				strings += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-			}
+			ethtool_sprintf(strings, "tx-%u.tx_packets",
+					channel->tx_queue[0].queue /
+						EF4_TXQ_TYPES);
 		}
 	}
 	ef4_for_each_channel(channel, efx) {
 		if (ef4_channel_has_rx_queue(channel)) {
 			n_stats++;
-			if (strings != NULL) {
-				snprintf(strings, ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-					 "rx-%d.rx_packets", channel->channel);
-				strings += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-			}
+			if (!strings)
+				continue;
+
+			ethtool_sprintf(strings, "rx-%d.rx_packets",
+					channel->channel);
 		}
 	}
 	return n_stats;
@@ -409,14 +407,10 @@ static void ef4_ethtool_get_strings(struct net_device *net_dev,
 
 	switch (string_set) {
 	case ETH_SS_STATS:
-		strings += (efx->type->describe_stats(efx, strings) *
-			    ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
+		efx->type->describe_stats(efx, &strings);
 		for (i = 0; i < EF4_ETHTOOL_SW_STAT_COUNT; i++)
-			strscpy(strings + i * ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-				ef4_sw_stat_desc[i].name, ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
-		strings += EF4_ETHTOOL_SW_STAT_COUNT * ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-		strings += (ef4_describe_per_queue_stats(efx, strings) *
-			    ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
+			ethtool_puts(&strings, ef4_sw_stat_desc[i].name);
+		ef4_describe_per_queue_stats(efx, &strings);
 		break;
 	case ETH_SS_TEST:
 		ef4_ethtool_fill_self_tests(efx, NULL, strings, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/falcon.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/falcon.c
index 36114ce88034..4af56333ea49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/falcon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/falcon.c
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ static void falcon_remove_nic(struct ef4_nic *efx)
 	efx->nic_data = NULL;
 }
 
-static size_t falcon_describe_nic_stats(struct ef4_nic *efx, u8 *names)
+static size_t falcon_describe_nic_stats(struct ef4_nic *efx, u8 **names)
 {
 	return ef4_nic_describe_stats(falcon_stat_desc, FALCON_STAT_COUNT,
 				      falcon_stat_mask, names);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/net_driver.h
index a2c7139f2b32..7ab0db44720d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/net_driver.h
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ struct ef4_nic_type {
 	void (*finish_flush)(struct ef4_nic *efx);
 	void (*prepare_flr)(struct ef4_nic *efx);
 	void (*finish_flr)(struct ef4_nic *efx);
-	size_t (*describe_stats)(struct ef4_nic *efx, u8 *names);
+	size_t (*describe_stats)(struct ef4_nic *efx, u8 **names);
 	size_t (*update_stats)(struct ef4_nic *efx, u64 *full_stats,
 			       struct rtnl_link_stats64 *core_stats);
 	void (*start_stats)(struct ef4_nic *efx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/nic.c
index 78c851b5a56f..f7acd81c6b6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/nic.c
@@ -444,18 +444,15 @@ void ef4_nic_get_regs(struct ef4_nic *efx, void *buf)
  * bits in the first @count bits of @mask for which a name is defined.
  */
 size_t ef4_nic_describe_stats(const struct ef4_hw_stat_desc *desc, size_t count,
-			      const unsigned long *mask, u8 *names)
+			      const unsigned long *mask, u8 **names)
 {
 	size_t visible = 0;
 	size_t index;
 
 	for_each_set_bit(index, mask, count) {
 		if (desc[index].name) {
-			if (names) {
-				strscpy(names, desc[index].name,
-					ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
-				names += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-			}
+			if (names)
+				ethtool_puts(names, desc[index].name);
 			++visible;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/nic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/nic.h
index ada6e036fd97..1ce9406896bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/nic.h
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ size_t ef4_nic_get_regs_len(struct ef4_nic *efx);
 void ef4_nic_get_regs(struct ef4_nic *efx, void *buf);
 
 size_t ef4_nic_describe_stats(const struct ef4_hw_stat_desc *desc, size_t count,
-			      const unsigned long *mask, u8 *names);
+			      const unsigned long *mask, u8 **names);
 void ef4_nic_update_stats(const struct ef4_hw_stat_desc *desc, size_t count,
 			  const unsigned long *mask, u64 *stats,
 			  const void *dma_buf, bool accumulate);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
index b54662d32f55..620ba6ef3514 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ struct efx_nic_type {
 	int (*fini_dmaq)(struct efx_nic *efx);
 	void (*prepare_flr)(struct efx_nic *efx);
 	void (*finish_flr)(struct efx_nic *efx);
-	size_t (*describe_stats)(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *names);
+	size_t (*describe_stats)(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 **names);
 	size_t (*update_stats)(struct efx_nic *efx, u64 *full_stats,
 			       struct rtnl_link_stats64 *core_stats);
 	size_t (*update_stats_atomic)(struct efx_nic *efx, u64 *full_stats,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c
index a33ed473cc8a..80aa5e9c732a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.c
@@ -299,18 +299,15 @@ void efx_nic_get_regs(struct efx_nic *efx, void *buf)
  * bits in the first @count bits of @mask for which a name is defined.
  */
 size_t efx_nic_describe_stats(const struct efx_hw_stat_desc *desc, size_t count,
-			      const unsigned long *mask, u8 *names)
+			      const unsigned long *mask, u8 **names)
 {
 	size_t visible = 0;
 	size_t index;
 
 	for_each_set_bit(index, mask, count) {
 		if (desc[index].name) {
-			if (names) {
-				strscpy(names, desc[index].name,
-					ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
-				names += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-			}
+			if (names)
+				ethtool_puts(names, desc[index].name);
 			++visible;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic_common.h
index 7ec4ac7b7ff5..821d91efda19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic_common.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void efx_nic_get_regs(struct efx_nic *efx, void *buf);
 #define EFX_MC_STATS_GENERATION_INVALID ((__force __le64)(-1))
 
 size_t efx_nic_describe_stats(const struct efx_hw_stat_desc *desc, size_t count,
-			      const unsigned long *mask, u8 *names);
+			      const unsigned long *mask, u8 **names);
 int efx_nic_copy_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, __le64 *dest);
 void efx_nic_update_stats(const struct efx_hw_stat_desc *desc, size_t count,
 			  const unsigned long *mask, u64 *stats,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
index aaacdcfa54ae..5be42e61c40c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static const unsigned long efx_ptp_stat_mask[] = {
 	[0 ... BITS_TO_LONGS(PTP_STAT_COUNT) - 1] = ~0UL,
 };
 
-size_t efx_ptp_describe_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *strings)
+size_t efx_ptp_describe_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 **strings)
 {
 	if (!efx->ptp_data)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.h
index 6946203499ef..2b52a4b5cc8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ int efx_ptp_change_mode(struct efx_nic *efx, bool enable_wanted,
 			unsigned int new_mode);
 int efx_ptp_tx(struct efx_nic *efx, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void efx_ptp_event(struct efx_nic *efx, efx_qword_t *ev);
-size_t efx_ptp_describe_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *strings);
+size_t efx_ptp_describe_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 **strings);
 size_t efx_ptp_update_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u64 *stats);
 void efx_time_sync_event(struct efx_channel *channel, efx_qword_t *ev);
 void __efx_rx_skb_attach_timestamp(struct efx_channel *channel,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/ethtool_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/ethtool_common.c
index 075fef64de68..eeee676fdca7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/ethtool_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/ethtool_common.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ void efx_siena_ethtool_self_test(struct net_device *net_dev,
 		test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
 }
 
-static size_t efx_describe_per_queue_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *strings)
+static size_t efx_describe_per_queue_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 **strings)
 {
 	size_t n_stats = 0;
 	struct efx_channel *channel;
@@ -403,24 +403,22 @@ static size_t efx_describe_per_queue_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *strings)
 	efx_for_each_channel(channel, efx) {
 		if (efx_channel_has_tx_queues(channel)) {
 			n_stats++;
-			if (strings != NULL) {
-				snprintf(strings, ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-					 "tx-%u.tx_packets",
-					 channel->tx_queue[0].queue /
-					 EFX_MAX_TXQ_PER_CHANNEL);
+			if (!strings)
+				continue;
 
-				strings += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-			}
+			ethtool_sprintf(strings, "tx-%u.tx_packets",
+					channel->tx_queue[0].queue /
+						EFX_MAX_TXQ_PER_CHANNEL);
 		}
 	}
 	efx_for_each_channel(channel, efx) {
 		if (efx_channel_has_rx_queue(channel)) {
 			n_stats++;
-			if (strings != NULL) {
-				snprintf(strings, ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-					 "rx-%d.rx_packets", channel->channel);
-				strings += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-			}
+			if (!strings)
+				continue;
+
+			ethtool_sprintf(strings, "rx-%d.rx_packets",
+					channel->channel);
 		}
 	}
 	if (efx->xdp_tx_queue_count && efx->xdp_tx_queues) {
@@ -428,11 +426,11 @@ static size_t efx_describe_per_queue_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *strings)
 
 		for (xdp = 0; xdp < efx->xdp_tx_queue_count; xdp++) {
 			n_stats++;
-			if (strings) {
-				snprintf(strings, ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-					 "tx-xdp-cpu-%hu.tx_packets", xdp);
-				strings += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-			}
+			if (!strings)
+				continue;
+
+			ethtool_sprintf(strings, "tx-xdp-cpu-%hu.tx_packets",
+					xdp);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -464,15 +462,11 @@ void efx_siena_ethtool_get_strings(struct net_device *net_dev,
 
 	switch (string_set) {
 	case ETH_SS_STATS:
-		strings += (efx->type->describe_stats(efx, strings) *
-			    ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
+		efx->type->describe_stats(efx, &strings);
 		for (i = 0; i < EFX_ETHTOOL_SW_STAT_COUNT; i++)
-			strscpy(strings + i * ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-				efx_sw_stat_desc[i].name, ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
-		strings += EFX_ETHTOOL_SW_STAT_COUNT * ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-		strings += (efx_describe_per_queue_stats(efx, strings) *
-			    ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
-		efx_siena_ptp_describe_stats(efx, strings);
+			ethtool_puts(&strings, efx_sw_stat_desc[i].name);
+		efx_describe_per_queue_stats(efx, &strings);
+		efx_siena_ptp_describe_stats(efx, &strings);
 		break;
 	case ETH_SS_TEST:
 		efx_ethtool_fill_self_tests(efx, NULL, strings, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/net_driver.h
index 3fa7c652ae9b..9785eff10607 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/net_driver.h
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ struct efx_nic_type {
 	void (*finish_flush)(struct efx_nic *efx);
 	void (*prepare_flr)(struct efx_nic *efx);
 	void (*finish_flr)(struct efx_nic *efx);
-	size_t (*describe_stats)(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *names);
+	size_t (*describe_stats)(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 **names);
 	size_t (*update_stats)(struct efx_nic *efx, u64 *full_stats,
 			       struct rtnl_link_stats64 *core_stats);
 	size_t (*update_stats_atomic)(struct efx_nic *efx, u64 *full_stats,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/nic.c
index 0ea0433a6230..32fce70085e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/nic.c
@@ -449,20 +449,20 @@ void efx_siena_get_regs(struct efx_nic *efx, void *buf)
  * Returns the number of visible statistics, i.e. the number of set
  * bits in the first @count bits of @mask for which a name is defined.
  */
-size_t efx_siena_describe_stats(const struct efx_hw_stat_desc *desc, size_t count,
-				const unsigned long *mask, u8 *names)
+size_t efx_siena_describe_stats(const struct efx_hw_stat_desc *desc,
+				size_t count, const unsigned long *mask,
+				u8 **names)
 {
 	size_t visible = 0;
 	size_t index;
 
 	for_each_set_bit(index, mask, count) {
 		if (desc[index].name) {
-			if (names) {
-				strscpy(names, desc[index].name,
-					ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
-				names += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
-			}
 			++visible;
+			if (!names)
+				continue;
+
+			ethtool_puts(names, desc[index].name);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/nic_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/nic_common.h
index 3af0405eeaa4..b7fbe198008d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/nic_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/nic_common.h
@@ -239,8 +239,9 @@ void efx_siena_get_regs(struct efx_nic *efx, void *buf);
 
 #define EFX_MC_STATS_GENERATION_INVALID ((__force __le64)(-1))
 
-size_t efx_siena_describe_stats(const struct efx_hw_stat_desc *desc, size_t count,
-				const unsigned long *mask, u8 *names);
+size_t efx_siena_describe_stats(const struct efx_hw_stat_desc *desc,
+				size_t count, const unsigned long *mask,
+				u8 **names);
 void efx_siena_update_stats(const struct efx_hw_stat_desc *desc, size_t count,
 			    const unsigned long *mask, u64 *stats,
 			    const void *dma_buf, bool accumulate);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/ptp.c
index 85005196b4c5..062c77c92077 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/ptp.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static const unsigned long efx_ptp_stat_mask[] = {
 	[0 ... BITS_TO_LONGS(PTP_STAT_COUNT) - 1] = ~0UL,
 };
 
-size_t efx_siena_ptp_describe_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *strings)
+size_t efx_siena_ptp_describe_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 **strings)
 {
 	if (!efx->ptp_data)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/ptp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/ptp.h
index b6133e7c5608..54840036ab67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/ptp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/ptp.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ int efx_siena_ptp_change_mode(struct efx_nic *efx, bool enable_wanted,
 			      unsigned int new_mode);
 int efx_siena_ptp_tx(struct efx_nic *efx, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void efx_siena_ptp_event(struct efx_nic *efx, efx_qword_t *ev);
-size_t efx_siena_ptp_describe_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *strings);
+size_t efx_siena_ptp_describe_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 **strings);
 size_t efx_siena_ptp_update_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u64 *stats);
 void efx_siena_time_sync_event(struct efx_channel *channel, efx_qword_t *ev);
 void __efx_siena_rx_skb_attach_timestamp(struct efx_channel *channel,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/siena.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/siena.c
index ca33dc08e555..49f0c8a1a90a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/siena.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/siena.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ static const unsigned long siena_stat_mask[] = {
 	[0 ... BITS_TO_LONGS(SIENA_STAT_COUNT) - 1] = ~0UL,
 };
 
-static size_t siena_describe_nic_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 *names)
+static size_t siena_describe_nic_stats(struct efx_nic *efx, u8 **names)
 {
 	return efx_siena_describe_stats(siena_stat_desc, SIENA_STAT_COUNT,
 					siena_stat_mask, names);
