diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_mll.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_mll.c
index a343066..ddaf138 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_mll.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_mll.c
@@ -792,20 +792,35 @@
 
 	frame_hdr = ks->frame_head_info;
 	while (ks->frame_cnt--) {
+		if (unlikely(!(frame_hdr->sts & RXFSHR_RXFV) ||
+			     frame_hdr->len >= RX_BUF_SIZE ||
+			     frame_hdr->len <= 0)) {
+
+			/* discard an invalid packet */
+			ks_wrreg16(ks, KS_RXQCR, (ks->rc_rxqcr | RXQCR_RRXEF));
+			netdev->stats.rx_dropped++;
+			if (!(frame_hdr->sts & RXFSHR_RXFV))
+				netdev->stats.rx_frame_errors++;
+			else
+				netdev->stats.rx_length_errors++;
+			frame_hdr++;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		skb = netdev_alloc_skb(netdev, frame_hdr->len + 16);
-		if (likely(skb && (frame_hdr->sts & RXFSHR_RXFV) &&
-			(frame_hdr->len < RX_BUF_SIZE) && frame_hdr->len)) {
+		if (likely(skb)) {
 			skb_reserve(skb, 2);
 			/* read data block including CRC 4 bytes */
 			ks_read_qmu(ks, (u16 *)skb->data, frame_hdr->len);
-			skb_put(skb, frame_hdr->len);
+			skb_put(skb, frame_hdr->len - 4);
 			skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, netdev);
 			netif_rx(skb);
+			/* exclude CRC size */
+			netdev->stats.rx_bytes += frame_hdr->len - 4;
+			netdev->stats.rx_packets++;
 		} else {
-			pr_err("%s: err:skb alloc\n", __func__);
 			ks_wrreg16(ks, KS_RXQCR, (ks->rc_rxqcr | RXQCR_RRXEF));
-			if (skb)
-				dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
+			netdev->stats.rx_dropped++;
 		}
 		frame_hdr++;
 	}
@@ -877,6 +892,8 @@
 		ks_wrreg16(ks, KS_PMECR, pmecr | PMECR_WKEVT_LINK);
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(status & IRQ_RXOI))
+		ks->netdev->stats.rx_over_errors++;
 	/* this should be the last in IRQ handler*/
 	ks_restore_cmd_reg(ks);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
@@ -1015,6 +1032,9 @@
 
 	if (likely(ks_tx_fifo_space(ks) >= skb->len + 12)) {
 		ks_write_qmu(ks, skb->data, skb->len);
+		/* add tx statistics */
+		netdev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
+		netdev->stats.tx_packets++;
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 	} else
 		retv = NETDEV_TX_BUSY;