diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
index 7fd860d..3d30549 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 			be_dws_le_to_cpu(&resp->hw_stats,
 						sizeof(resp->hw_stats));
 			netdev_stats_update(adapter);
+			adapter->stats_ioctl_sent = false;
 		}
 	} else if ((compl_status != MCC_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED) &&
 		   (compl->tag0 != OPCODE_COMMON_NTWK_MAC_QUERY)) {
@@ -951,6 +952,7 @@
 	sge->len = cpu_to_le32(nonemb_cmd->size);
 
 	be_mcc_notify(adapter);
+	adapter->stats_ioctl_sent = true;
 
 err:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);