diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
index c9df2e96ebe4..b702ba5986dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
@@ -1871,15 +1871,6 @@ static int efx_ef10_try_update_nic_stats_vf(struct efx_nic *efx)
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&efx->stats_lock);
 
-	if (in_interrupt()) {
-		/* If in atomic context, cannot update stats.  Just update the
-		 * software stats and return so the caller can continue.
-		 */
-		spin_lock_bh(&efx->stats_lock);
-		efx_update_sw_stats(efx, stats);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	efx_ef10_get_stat_mask(efx, mask);
 
 	rc = efx_nic_alloc_buffer(efx, &stats_buf, dma_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -1938,6 +1929,18 @@ static size_t efx_ef10_update_stats_vf(struct efx_nic *efx, u64 *full_stats,
 	return efx_ef10_update_stats_common(efx, full_stats, core_stats);
 }
 
+static size_t efx_ef10_update_stats_atomic_vf(struct efx_nic *efx, u64 *full_stats,
+					      struct rtnl_link_stats64 *core_stats)
+{
+	struct efx_ef10_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
+
+	/* In atomic context, cannot update HW stats.  Just update the
+	 * software stats and return so the caller can continue.
+	 */
+	efx_update_sw_stats(efx, nic_data->stats);
+	return efx_ef10_update_stats_common(efx, full_stats, core_stats);
+}
+
 static void efx_ef10_push_irq_moderation(struct efx_channel *channel)
 {
 	struct efx_nic *efx = channel->efx;
@@ -3998,6 +4001,7 @@ const struct efx_nic_type efx_hunt_a0_vf_nic_type = {
 	.finish_flr = efx_port_dummy_op_void,
 	.describe_stats = efx_ef10_describe_stats,
 	.update_stats = efx_ef10_update_stats_vf,
+	.update_stats_atomic = efx_ef10_update_stats_atomic_vf,
 	.start_stats = efx_port_dummy_op_void,
 	.pull_stats = efx_port_dummy_op_void,
 	.stop_stats = efx_port_dummy_op_void,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_common.c
index c256db241570..72a3f0e09f52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_common.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ void efx_net_stats(struct net_device *net_dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
 	struct efx_nic *efx = netdev_priv(net_dev);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&efx->stats_lock);
-	efx->type->update_stats(efx, NULL, stats);
+	efx_nic_update_stats_atomic(efx, NULL, stats);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&efx->stats_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
index 47aa753e64bd..9f7dfdf708cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h
@@ -1172,6 +1172,9 @@ struct efx_udp_tunnel {
  * @describe_stats: Describe statistics for ethtool
  * @update_stats: Update statistics not provided by event handling.
  *	Either argument may be %NULL.
+ * @update_stats_atomic: Update statistics while in atomic context, if that
+ *	is more limiting than @update_stats.  Otherwise, leave %NULL and
+ *	driver core will call @update_stats.
  * @start_stats: Start the regular fetching of statistics
  * @pull_stats: Pull stats from the NIC and wait until they arrive.
  * @stop_stats: Stop the regular fetching of statistics
@@ -1316,6 +1319,8 @@ struct efx_nic_type {
 	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,
+				      struct rtnl_link_stats64 *core_stats);
 	void (*start_stats)(struct efx_nic *efx);
 	void (*pull_stats)(struct efx_nic *efx);
 	void (*stop_stats)(struct efx_nic *efx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic_common.h
index 82271f0b8627..b9cafe9cd568 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic_common.h
@@ -244,6 +244,13 @@ void efx_nic_update_stats(const struct efx_hw_stat_desc *desc, size_t count,
 			  const unsigned long *mask, u64 *stats,
 			  const void *dma_buf, bool accumulate);
 void efx_nic_fix_nodesc_drop_stat(struct efx_nic *efx, u64 *stat);
+static inline size_t efx_nic_update_stats_atomic(struct efx_nic *efx, u64 *full_stats,
+						 struct rtnl_link_stats64 *core_stats)
+{
+	if (efx->type->update_stats_atomic)
+		return efx->type->update_stats_atomic(efx, full_stats, core_stats);
+	return efx->type->update_stats(efx, full_stats, core_stats);
+}
 
 #define EFX_MAX_FLUSH_TIME 5000