diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 3cda7f34bad2..e50227f0bf6d 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: a1b1add07fa794974573d93483d68e373edfe7bd
+refs/heads/master: 2d51837fa1ee7ff5c42f34b07dc460daff6afda1
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index b4675138533a..b6c645fc6c48 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -977,12 +977,12 @@ static void mlx4_en_do_get_stats(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	int err;
 
-	err = mlx4_en_DUMP_ETH_STATS(mdev, priv->port, 0);
-	if (err)
-		en_dbg(HW, priv, "Could not update stats\n");
-
 	mutex_lock(&mdev->state_lock);
 	if (mdev->device_up) {
+		err = mlx4_en_DUMP_ETH_STATS(mdev, priv->port, 0);
+		if (err)
+			en_dbg(HW, priv, "Could not update stats\n");
+
 		if (priv->port_up)
 			mlx4_en_auto_moderation(priv);