diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index d05c6a06da44..574fe9785f3c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ static const struct {
 	{ "dma_write_prioq_full" },
 	{ "rxbds_empty" },
 	{ "rx_discards" },
-	{ "mbuf_lwm_thresh_hit" },
 	{ "rx_errors" },
 	{ "rx_threshold_hit" },
 
@@ -376,7 +375,9 @@ static const struct {
 	{ "ring_status_update" },
 	{ "nic_irqs" },
 	{ "nic_avoided_irqs" },
-	{ "nic_tx_threshold_hit" }
+	{ "nic_tx_threshold_hit" },
+
+	{ "mbuf_lwm_thresh_hit" },
 };
 
 #define TG3_NUM_STATS	ARRAY_SIZE(ethtool_stats_keys)
@@ -9546,6 +9547,8 @@ static struct tg3_ethtool_stats *tg3_get_estats(struct tg3 *tp)
 	ESTAT_ADD(nic_avoided_irqs);
 	ESTAT_ADD(nic_tx_threshold_hit);
 
+	ESTAT_ADD(mbuf_lwm_thresh_hit);
+
 	return estats;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.h b/drivers/net/tg3.h
index 83f45bf0a08e..5b3d2f34da7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.h
@@ -2620,7 +2620,6 @@ struct tg3_hw_stats {
 	tg3_stat64_t			dma_write_prioq_full;
 	tg3_stat64_t			rxbds_empty;
 	tg3_stat64_t			rx_discards;
-	tg3_stat64_t			mbuf_lwm_thresh_hit;
 	tg3_stat64_t			rx_errors;
 	tg3_stat64_t			rx_threshold_hit;
 
@@ -2639,7 +2638,12 @@ struct tg3_hw_stats {
 	tg3_stat64_t			nic_avoided_irqs;
 	tg3_stat64_t			nic_tx_threshold_hit;
 
-	u8				__reserved4[0xb00-0x9c0];
+	/* NOT a part of the hardware statistics block format.
+	 * These stats are here as storage for tg3_periodic_fetch_stats().
+	 */
+	tg3_stat64_t			mbuf_lwm_thresh_hit;
+
+	u8				__reserved4[0xb00-0x9c8];
 };
 
 /* 'mapping' is superfluous as the chip does not write into
@@ -2771,6 +2775,8 @@ struct tg3_ethtool_stats {
 	u64		nic_irqs;
 	u64		nic_avoided_irqs;
 	u64		nic_tx_threshold_hit;
+
+	u64		mbuf_lwm_thresh_hit;
 };
 
 struct tg3_rx_prodring_set {