diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 3eea68f3a5262..88750a96cb3f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -3561,9 +3561,10 @@ static int ice_up_complete(struct ice_vsi *vsi)
 		netif_carrier_on(vsi->netdev);
 	}
 
-	/* clear this now, and the first stats read will be used as baseline */
-	vsi->stat_offsets_loaded = false;
-
+	/* Perform an initial read of the statistics registers now to
+	 * set the baseline so counters are ready when interface is up
+	 */
+	ice_update_eth_stats(vsi);
 	ice_service_task_schedule(pf);
 
 	return 0;