diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 923be5fb7d21..79d687c663d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -3185,7 +3185,7 @@ mlx5e_get_stats(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
 		mlx5e_fold_sw_stats64(priv, stats);
 	}
 
-	stats->rx_dropped = priv->stats.qcnt.rx_out_of_buffer;
+	stats->rx_missed_errors = priv->stats.qcnt.rx_out_of_buffer;
 
 	stats->rx_length_errors =
 		PPORT_802_3_GET(pstats, a_in_range_length_errors) +