diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 8c0f3c6ab365..d4756b920108 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -776,13 +776,15 @@ static int dsa_slave_get_sset_count(struct net_device *dev, int sset)
 	struct dsa_switch *ds = dp->ds;
 
 	if (sset == ETH_SS_STATS) {
-		int count;
+		int count = 0;
 
-		count = 4;
-		if (ds->ops->get_sset_count)
-			count += ds->ops->get_sset_count(ds, dp->index, sset);
+		if (ds->ops->get_sset_count) {
+			count = ds->ops->get_sset_count(ds, dp->index, sset);
+			if (count < 0)
+				return count;
+		}
 
-		return count;
+		return count + 4;
 	} else if (sset ==  ETH_SS_TEST) {
 		return net_selftest_get_count();
 	}