diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index 2c73ca606b35..0771eb6fc6eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -437,6 +437,22 @@ enum features {
 	RTL_FEATURE_GMII	= (1 << 2),
 };
 
+struct rtl8169_counters {
+	__le64	tx_packets;
+	__le64	rx_packets;
+	__le64	tx_errors;
+	__le32	rx_errors;
+	__le16	rx_missed;
+	__le16	align_errors;
+	__le32	tx_one_collision;
+	__le32	tx_multi_collision;
+	__le64	rx_unicast;
+	__le64	rx_broadcast;
+	__le32	rx_multicast;
+	__le16	tx_aborted;
+	__le16	tx_underun;
+};
+
 struct rtl8169_private {
 	void __iomem *mmio_addr;	/* memory map physical address */
 	struct pci_dev *pci_dev;	/* Index of PCI device */
@@ -480,6 +496,7 @@ struct rtl8169_private {
 	unsigned features;
 
 	struct mii_if_info mii;
+	struct rtl8169_counters counters;
 };
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Realtek and the Linux r8169 crew <netdev@vger.kernel.org>");
@@ -1100,22 +1117,6 @@ static const char rtl8169_gstrings[][ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = {
 	"tx_underrun",
 };
 
-struct rtl8169_counters {
-	__le64	tx_packets;
-	__le64	rx_packets;
-	__le64	tx_errors;
-	__le32	rx_errors;
-	__le16	rx_missed;
-	__le16	align_errors;
-	__le32	tx_one_collision;
-	__le32	tx_multi_collision;
-	__le64	rx_unicast;
-	__le64	rx_broadcast;
-	__le32	rx_multicast;
-	__le16	tx_aborted;
-	__le16	tx_underun;
-};
-
 static int rtl8169_get_sset_count(struct net_device *dev, int sset)
 {
 	switch (sset) {
@@ -1126,16 +1127,21 @@ static int rtl8169_get_sset_count(struct net_device *dev, int sset)
 	}
 }
 
-static void rtl8169_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
-				      struct ethtool_stats *stats, u64 *data)
+static void rtl8169_update_counters(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = tp->mmio_addr;
 	struct rtl8169_counters *counters;
 	dma_addr_t paddr;
 	u32 cmd;
+	int wait = 1000;
 
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
+	/*
+	 * Some chips are unable to dump tally counters when the receiver
+	 * is disabled.
+	 */
+	if ((RTL_R8(ChipCmd) & CmdRxEnb) == 0)
+		return;
 
 	counters = pci_alloc_consistent(tp->pci_dev, sizeof(*counters), &paddr);
 	if (!counters)
@@ -1146,31 +1152,45 @@ static void rtl8169_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 	RTL_W32(CounterAddrLow, cmd);
 	RTL_W32(CounterAddrLow, cmd | CounterDump);
 
-	while (RTL_R32(CounterAddrLow) & CounterDump) {
-		if (msleep_interruptible(1))
+	while (wait--) {
+		if ((RTL_R32(CounterAddrLow) & CounterDump) == 0) {
+			/* copy updated counters */
+			memcpy(&tp->counters, counters, sizeof(*counters));
 			break;
+		}
+		udelay(10);
 	}
 
 	RTL_W32(CounterAddrLow, 0);
 	RTL_W32(CounterAddrHigh, 0);
 
-	data[0] = le64_to_cpu(counters->tx_packets);
-	data[1] = le64_to_cpu(counters->rx_packets);
-	data[2] = le64_to_cpu(counters->tx_errors);
-	data[3] = le32_to_cpu(counters->rx_errors);
-	data[4] = le16_to_cpu(counters->rx_missed);
-	data[5] = le16_to_cpu(counters->align_errors);
-	data[6] = le32_to_cpu(counters->tx_one_collision);
-	data[7] = le32_to_cpu(counters->tx_multi_collision);
-	data[8] = le64_to_cpu(counters->rx_unicast);
-	data[9] = le64_to_cpu(counters->rx_broadcast);
-	data[10] = le32_to_cpu(counters->rx_multicast);
-	data[11] = le16_to_cpu(counters->tx_aborted);
-	data[12] = le16_to_cpu(counters->tx_underun);
-
 	pci_free_consistent(tp->pci_dev, sizeof(*counters), counters, paddr);
 }
 
+static void rtl8169_get_ethtool_stats(struct net_device *dev,
+				      struct ethtool_stats *stats, u64 *data)
+{
+	struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+
+	rtl8169_update_counters(dev);
+
+	data[0] = le64_to_cpu(tp->counters.tx_packets);
+	data[1] = le64_to_cpu(tp->counters.rx_packets);
+	data[2] = le64_to_cpu(tp->counters.tx_errors);
+	data[3] = le32_to_cpu(tp->counters.rx_errors);
+	data[4] = le16_to_cpu(tp->counters.rx_missed);
+	data[5] = le16_to_cpu(tp->counters.align_errors);
+	data[6] = le32_to_cpu(tp->counters.tx_one_collision);
+	data[7] = le32_to_cpu(tp->counters.tx_multi_collision);
+	data[8] = le64_to_cpu(tp->counters.rx_unicast);
+	data[9] = le64_to_cpu(tp->counters.rx_broadcast);
+	data[10] = le32_to_cpu(tp->counters.rx_multicast);
+	data[11] = le16_to_cpu(tp->counters.tx_aborted);
+	data[12] = le16_to_cpu(tp->counters.tx_underun);
+}
+
 static void rtl8169_get_strings(struct net_device *dev, u32 stringset, u8 *data)
 {
 	switch(stringset) {
@@ -3682,6 +3702,9 @@ static int rtl8169_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = tp->pci_dev;
 
+	/* update counters before going down */
+	rtl8169_update_counters(dev);
+
 	rtl8169_down(dev);
 
 	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);