diff --git a/mt7996/mac.c b/mt7996/mac.c
index 857b3319..380a0673 100644
--- a/mt7996/mac.c
+++ b/mt7996/mac.c
@@ -1336,9 +1336,10 @@ mt7996_mac_tx_free(struct mt7996_dev *dev, void *data, int len)
 }
 
 static bool
-mt7996_mac_add_txs_skb(struct mt7996_dev *dev, struct mt76_wcid *wcid, int pid,
-		       __le32 *txs_data, struct mt76_sta_stats *stats)
+mt7996_mac_add_txs_skb(struct mt7996_dev *dev, struct mt76_wcid *wcid,
+		       int pid, __le32 *txs_data)
 {
+	struct mt76_sta_stats *stats = &wcid->stats;
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 	struct mt76_dev *mdev = &dev->mt76;
 	struct mt76_phy *mphy;
@@ -1500,7 +1501,7 @@ static void mt7996_mac_add_txs(struct mt7996_dev *dev, void *data)
 
 	msta = container_of(wcid, struct mt7996_sta, wcid);
 
-	mt7996_mac_add_txs_skb(dev, wcid, pid, txs_data, &msta->stats);
+	mt7996_mac_add_txs_skb(dev, wcid, pid, txs_data);
 
 	if (!wcid->sta)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/mt7996/main.c b/mt7996/main.c
index 073a9f91..7d674114 100644
--- a/mt7996/main.c
+++ b/mt7996/main.c
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ static void mt7996_ethtool_worker(void *wi_data, struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
 	if (msta->vif->mt76.idx != wi->idx)
 		return;
 
-	mt76_ethtool_worker(wi, &msta->stats, true);
+	mt76_ethtool_worker(wi, &msta->wcid.stats, true);
 }
 
 static
diff --git a/mt7996/mt7996.h b/mt7996/mt7996.h
index 7b74477a..fdc443b0 100644
--- a/mt7996/mt7996.h
+++ b/mt7996/mt7996.h
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ struct mt7996_sta {
 	unsigned long jiffies;
 	unsigned long ampdu_state;
 
-	struct mt76_sta_stats stats;
-
 	struct mt76_connac_sta_key_conf bip;
 
 	struct {