netdev->stats.tx_packets = packets;
 
        hwstats->crcerrs += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_CRCERRS);
+
+       /* 8 register reads */
        for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
                /* for packet buffers not used, the register should read 0 */
                mpc = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_MPC(i));
                missed_rx += mpc;
                hwstats->mpc[i] += mpc;
                total_mpc += hwstats->mpc[i];
-               if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82598EB)
-                       hwstats->rnbc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_RNBC(i));
-               hwstats->qptc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_QPTC(i));
-               hwstats->qbtc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_QBTC(i));
-               hwstats->qprc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_QPRC(i));
-               hwstats->qbrc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_QBRC(i));
+               hwstats->pxontxc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_PXONTXC(i));
+               hwstats->pxofftxc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_PXOFFTXC(i));
                switch (hw->mac.type) {
                case ixgbe_mac_82598EB:
+                       hwstats->rnbc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_RNBC(i));
+                       hwstats->qbtc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_QBTC(i));
+                       hwstats->qbrc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_QBRC(i));
                        hwstats->pxonrxc[i] +=
                                IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_PXONRXC(i));
                        break;
                default:
                        break;
                }
-               hwstats->pxontxc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_PXONTXC(i));
-               hwstats->pxofftxc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_PXOFFTXC(i));
        }
+
+       /*16 register reads */
+       for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+               hwstats->qptc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_QPTC(i));
+               hwstats->qprc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_QPRC(i));
+               if ((hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82599EB) ||
+                   (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_X540)) {
+                       hwstats->qbtc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_QBTC_L(i));
+                       IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_QBTC_H(i)); /* to clear */
+                       hwstats->qbrc[i] += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_QBRC_L(i));
+                       IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_QBRC_H(i)); /* to clear */
+               }
+       }
+
        hwstats->gprc += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_GPRC);
        /* work around hardware counting issue */
        hwstats->gprc -= missed_rx;
        hwstats->lxontxc += lxon;
        lxoff = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_LXOFFTXC);
        hwstats->lxofftxc += lxoff;
-       hwstats->ruc += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_RUC);
        hwstats->gptc += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_GPTC);
        hwstats->mptc += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_MPTC);
        /*