diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
index c7b0e5a30d..972d32606d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ struct sfc_port {
 
 	uint32_t		mac_stats_mask[EFX_MAC_STATS_MASK_NPAGES];
 
+	unsigned int			mac_stats_by_id[EFX_MAC_NSTATS];
+
 	uint64_t			ipackets;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
index fca3f524a1..ae9304f90f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
@@ -788,8 +788,6 @@ sfc_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint64_t *ids,
 	struct sfc_adapter *sa = sfc_adapter_by_eth_dev(dev);
 	struct sfc_port *port = &sa->port;
 	uint64_t *mac_stats;
-	unsigned int nb_supported = 0;
-	unsigned int nb_written = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 	int rc;
@@ -808,17 +806,19 @@ sfc_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint64_t *ids,
 
 	mac_stats = port->mac_stats_buf;
 
-	for (i = 0; (i < EFX_MAC_NSTATS) && (nb_written < n); ++i) {
-		if (!EFX_MAC_STAT_SUPPORTED(port->mac_stats_mask, i))
-			continue;
-
-		if (ids[nb_written] == nb_supported)
-			values[nb_written++] = mac_stats[i];
+	SFC_ASSERT(port->mac_stats_nb_supported <=
+		   RTE_DIM(port->mac_stats_by_id));
 
-		++nb_supported;
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		if (ids[i] < port->mac_stats_nb_supported) {
+			values[i] = mac_stats[port->mac_stats_by_id[ids[i]]];
+		} else {
+			ret = i;
+			goto unlock;
+		}
 	}
 
-	ret = nb_written;
+	ret = n;
 
 unlock:
 	sfc_adapter_unlock(sa);
@@ -833,8 +833,7 @@ sfc_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 {
 	struct sfc_adapter *sa = sfc_adapter_by_eth_dev(dev);
 	struct sfc_port *port = &sa->port;
-	unsigned int nb_supported = 0;
-	unsigned int nb_written = 0;
+	unsigned int nb_supported;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (unlikely(xstats_names == NULL && ids != NULL) ||
@@ -849,23 +848,24 @@ sfc_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		return nb_supported;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; (i < EFX_MAC_NSTATS) && (nb_written < size); ++i) {
-		if (!EFX_MAC_STAT_SUPPORTED(port->mac_stats_mask, i))
-			continue;
-
-		if (ids[nb_written] == nb_supported) {
-			char *name = xstats_names[nb_written++].name;
+	SFC_ASSERT(port->mac_stats_nb_supported <=
+		   RTE_DIM(port->mac_stats_by_id));
 
-			strlcpy(name, efx_mac_stat_name(sa->nic, i),
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		if (ids[i] < port->mac_stats_nb_supported) {
+			strlcpy(xstats_names[i].name,
+				efx_mac_stat_name(sa->nic,
+						 port->mac_stats_by_id[ids[i]]),
 				sizeof(xstats_names[0].name));
+		} else {
+			sfc_adapter_unlock(sa);
+			return i;
 		}
-
-		++nb_supported;
 	}
 
 	sfc_adapter_unlock(sa);
 
-	return nb_written;
+	return size;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_port.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_port.c
index cdc0f94f19..bb9e01d96b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_port.c
@@ -157,6 +157,27 @@ sfc_port_phy_caps_to_max_link_speed(uint32_t phy_caps)
 
 #endif
 
+static void
+sfc_port_fill_mac_stats_info(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
+{
+	unsigned int mac_stats_nb_supported = 0;
+	struct sfc_port *port = &sa->port;
+	unsigned int stat_idx;
+
+	efx_mac_stats_get_mask(sa->nic, port->mac_stats_mask,
+			       sizeof(port->mac_stats_mask));
+
+	for (stat_idx = 0; stat_idx < EFX_MAC_NSTATS; ++stat_idx) {
+		if (!EFX_MAC_STAT_SUPPORTED(port->mac_stats_mask, stat_idx))
+			continue;
+
+		port->mac_stats_by_id[mac_stats_nb_supported] = stat_idx;
+		mac_stats_nb_supported++;
+	}
+
+	port->mac_stats_nb_supported = mac_stats_nb_supported;
+}
+
 int
 sfc_port_start(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 {
@@ -165,7 +186,6 @@ sfc_port_start(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 	uint32_t phy_adv_cap;
 	const uint32_t phy_pause_caps =
 		((1u << EFX_PHY_CAP_PAUSE) | (1u << EFX_PHY_CAP_ASYM));
-	unsigned int i;
 
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "entry");
 
@@ -259,12 +279,7 @@ sfc_port_start(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 		port->mac_stats_reset_pending = B_FALSE;
 	}
 
-	efx_mac_stats_get_mask(sa->nic, port->mac_stats_mask,
-			       sizeof(port->mac_stats_mask));
-
-	for (i = 0, port->mac_stats_nb_supported = 0; i < EFX_MAC_NSTATS; ++i)
-		if (EFX_MAC_STAT_SUPPORTED(port->mac_stats_mask, i))
-			port->mac_stats_nb_supported++;
+	sfc_port_fill_mac_stats_info(sa);
 
 	port->mac_stats_update_generation = 0;
 
