diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
index 61236f983971..43a6bf0f356f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
@@ -1485,11 +1485,15 @@ static ssize_t i40e_dbg_command_write(struct file *filp,
 			} else {
 				dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "clear_stats vsi [seid]\n");
 			}
-		} else if (strncmp(&cmd_buf[12], "pf", 2) == 0) {
-			i40e_pf_reset_stats(pf);
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "pf clear stats called\n");
+		} else if (strncmp(&cmd_buf[12], "port", 4) == 0) {
+			if (pf->hw.partition_id == 1) {
+				i40e_pf_reset_stats(pf);
+				dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "port stats cleared\n");
+			} else {
+				dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "clear port stats not allowed on this port partition\n");
+			}
 		} else {
-			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "clear_stats vsi [seid] or clear_stats pf\n");
+			dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "clear_stats vsi [seid] or clear_stats port\n");
 		}
 	} else if (strncmp(cmd_buf, "send aq_cmd", 11) == 0) {
 		struct i40e_aq_desc *desc;
@@ -1895,7 +1899,7 @@ static ssize_t i40e_dbg_command_write(struct file *filp,
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "  read <reg>\n");
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "  write <reg> <value>\n");
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "  clear_stats vsi [seid]\n");
-		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "  clear_stats pf\n");
+		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "  clear_stats port\n");
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "  pfr\n");
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "  corer\n");
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "  globr\n");