diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_common.c
index ec643fb69d30..b4be76e13a2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_common.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ u32 emac_xmit_xdp_frame(struct prueth_emac *emac,
 	first_desc = k3_cppi_desc_pool_alloc(tx_chn->desc_pool);
 	if (!first_desc) {
 		netdev_dbg(ndev, "xdp tx: failed to allocate descriptor\n");
-		goto drop_free_descs;	/* drop */
+		return ICSSG_XDP_CONSUMED;	/* drop */
 	}
 
 	if (page) { /* already DMA mapped by page_pool */
@@ -671,8 +671,10 @@ static u32 emac_run_xdp(struct prueth_emac *emac, struct xdp_buff *xdp,
 
 		q_idx = smp_processor_id() % emac->tx_ch_num;
 		result = emac_xmit_xdp_frame(emac, xdpf, page, q_idx);
-		if (result == ICSSG_XDP_CONSUMED)
+		if (result == ICSSG_XDP_CONSUMED) {
+			ndev->stats.tx_dropped++;
 			goto drop;
+		}
 
 		dev_sw_netstats_rx_add(ndev, xdpf->len);
 		return result;