diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/hv_vhca_stats.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/hv_vhca_stats.c
index 195863b2c013..72f3ca4dd076 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/hv_vhca_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/hv_vhca_stats.c
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ static int mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_buf_size(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 		priv->stats_nch);
 }
 
+static int mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_buf_max_size(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	return (sizeof(struct mlx5e_hv_vhca_per_ring_stats) *
+		max(priv->max_nch, priv->stats_nch));
+}
+
 static void mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_agent *sagent;
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ static void mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_cleanup(struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent)
 
 void mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_create(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
-	int buf_len = mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_buf_size(priv);
+	int buf_len = mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_buf_max_size(priv);
 	struct mlx5_hv_vhca_agent *agent;
 
 	priv->stats_agent.buf = kvzalloc(buf_len, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -155,5 +161,7 @@ void mlx5e_hv_vhca_stats_destroy(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 		return;
 
 	mlx5_hv_vhca_agent_destroy(priv->stats_agent.agent);
+	priv->stats_agent.agent = NULL;
 	kvfree(priv->stats_agent.buf);
+	priv->stats_agent.buf = NULL;
 }