diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/r8126.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/r8126.h
index ef028d11..ab72470a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/r8126.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/r8126.h
@@ -2198,6 +2198,7 @@ enum r8126_flag {
         R8126_FLAG_TASK_ESD_CHECK_PENDING,
         R8126_FLAG_TASK_LINKCHG_CHECK_PENDING,
         R8126_FLAG_TASK_LINK_CHECK_PENDING,
+	R8126_FLAG_SHUTDOWN,
         R8126_FLAG_MAX
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/r8126_n.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/r8126_n.c
index 5458c468..079ac4da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/r8126_n.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8126/r8126_n.c
@@ -6175,7 +6175,7 @@ rtl8126_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 
         counters = tp->tally_vaddr;
         paddr = tp->tally_paddr;
-        if (!counters)
+	if (!counters || test_bit(R8126_FLAG_SHUTDOWN, tp->task_flags))
                 return;
 
         rtl8126_dump_tally_counter(tp, paddr);
@@ -12686,7 +12686,7 @@ rtl8126_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
         struct rtl8126_counters *counters = tp->tally_vaddr;
         dma_addr_t paddr = tp->tally_paddr;
 
-        if (!counters)
+	if (!counters || test_bit(R8126_FLAG_SHUTDOWN, tp->task_flags))
                 return;
 
         netdev_stats_to_stats64(stats, &dev->stats);
@@ -16379,6 +16379,8 @@ static void rtl8126_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
         rtnl_lock();
 
+	set_bit(R8126_FLAG_SHUTDOWN, tp->task_flags);
+
         rtl8126_disable_pci_offset_180(tp);
 
         if (s5_keep_curr_mac == 0 && tp->random_mac == 0)