diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig
index 1c78f66a89da9..75401d2a5fb49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ config FEC
 	select CRC32
 	select PHYLIB
 	select PAGE_POOL
-	select PAGE_POOL_STATS
+	imply PAGE_POOL_STATS
 	imply NET_SELFTESTS
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you want to use the built-in 10/100 Fast ethernet
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 4d37a811ae154..8fbe47703d475 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -2789,6 +2789,7 @@ static void fec_enet_get_xdp_stats(struct fec_enet_private *fep, u64 *data)
 
 static void fec_enet_page_pool_stats(struct fec_enet_private *fep, u64 *data)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL_STATS
 	struct page_pool_stats stats = {};
 	struct fec_enet_priv_rx_q *rxq;
 	int i;
@@ -2803,6 +2804,7 @@ static void fec_enet_page_pool_stats(struct fec_enet_private *fep, u64 *data)
 	}
 
 	page_pool_ethtool_stats_get(data, &stats);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void fec_enet_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,