diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c
index 85f38a6b6a49..68a7f5414133 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth_ethtool.c
@@ -323,17 +323,17 @@ static void uec_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (stats_mode & UCC_GETH_STATISTICS_GATHERING_MODE_HARDWARE) {
 		base = (u32 __iomem *)&ugeth->ug_regs->tx64;
 		for (i = 0; i < UEC_HW_STATS_LEN; i++)
-			data[j++] = (u64)in_be32(&base[i]);
+			data[j++] = in_be32(&base[i]);
 	}
 	if (stats_mode & UCC_GETH_STATISTICS_GATHERING_MODE_FIRMWARE_TX) {
 		base = (u32 __iomem *)ugeth->p_tx_fw_statistics_pram;
 		for (i = 0; i < UEC_TX_FW_STATS_LEN; i++)
-			data[j++] = (u64)in_be32(&base[i]);
+			data[j++] = base ? in_be32(&base[i]) : 0;
 	}
 	if (stats_mode & UCC_GETH_STATISTICS_GATHERING_MODE_FIRMWARE_RX) {
 		base = (u32 __iomem *)ugeth->p_rx_fw_statistics_pram;
 		for (i = 0; i < UEC_RX_FW_STATS_LEN; i++)
-			data[j++] = (u64)in_be32(&base[i]);
+			data[j++] = base ? in_be32(&base[i]) : 0;
 	}
 }