diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
index edfea38abc731..354e36cf2fffc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
@@ -2308,8 +2308,8 @@ i40e_status i40e_update_link_info(struct i40e_hw *hw)
  * @downlink_seid: the VSI SEID
  * @enabled_tc: bitmap of TCs to be enabled
  * @default_port: true for default port VSI, false for control port
- * @enable_l2_filtering: true to add L2 filter table rules to regular forwarding rules for cloud support
  * @veb_seid: pointer to where to put the resulting VEB SEID
+ * @enable_stats: true to turn on VEB stats
  * @cmd_details: pointer to command details structure or NULL
  *
  * This asks the FW to add a VEB between the uplink and downlink
@@ -2317,8 +2317,8 @@ i40e_status i40e_update_link_info(struct i40e_hw *hw)
  **/
 i40e_status i40e_aq_add_veb(struct i40e_hw *hw, u16 uplink_seid,
 				u16 downlink_seid, u8 enabled_tc,
-				bool default_port, bool enable_l2_filtering,
-				u16 *veb_seid,
+				bool default_port, u16 *veb_seid,
+				bool enable_stats,
 				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details)
 {
 	struct i40e_aq_desc desc;
@@ -2345,8 +2345,9 @@ i40e_status i40e_aq_add_veb(struct i40e_hw *hw, u16 uplink_seid,
 	else
 		veb_flags |= I40E_AQC_ADD_VEB_PORT_TYPE_DATA;
 
-	if (enable_l2_filtering)
-		veb_flags |= I40E_AQC_ADD_VEB_ENABLE_L2_FILTER;
+	/* reverse logic here: set the bitflag to disable the stats */
+	if (!enable_stats)
+		veb_flags |= I40E_AQC_ADD_VEB_ENABLE_DISABLE_STATS;
 
 	cmd->veb_flags = cpu_to_le16(veb_flags);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 81b789587037d..95fb34254ce66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -10075,7 +10075,7 @@ static int i40e_add_veb(struct i40e_veb *veb, struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	/* get a VEB from the hardware */
 	ret = i40e_aq_add_veb(&pf->hw, veb->uplink_seid, vsi->seid,
 			      veb->enabled_tc, is_default,
-			      is_cloud, &veb->seid, NULL);
+			      &veb->seid, is_cloud, NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
 			 "couldn't add VEB, err %s aq_err %s\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
index 45af29b8f0231..e8deabde82b4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 Family Linux Driver
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2016 Intel Corporation.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ i40e_status i40e_aq_update_vsi_params(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
 i40e_status i40e_aq_add_veb(struct i40e_hw *hw, u16 uplink_seid,
 				u16 downlink_seid, u8 enabled_tc,
-				bool default_port, bool enable_l2_filtering,
-				u16 *pveb_seid,
+				bool default_port, u16 *pveb_seid,
+				bool enable_stats,
 				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
 i40e_status i40e_aq_get_veb_parameters(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 				u16 veb_seid, u16 *switch_id, bool *floating,