rte_atomic64_init(&adapter->drv_stats->ierrors);
        rte_atomic64_init(&adapter->drv_stats->oerrors);
        rte_atomic64_init(&adapter->drv_stats->rx_nombuf);
+       rte_atomic64_init(&adapter->drv_stats->rx_drops);
 }
 
 static int ena_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
                                        ena_stats.rx_bytes_low);
        stats->obytes = __MERGE_64B_H_L(ena_stats.tx_bytes_high,
                                        ena_stats.tx_bytes_low);
-       stats->imissed = __MERGE_64B_H_L(ena_stats.rx_drops_high,
-                                        ena_stats.rx_drops_low);
 
        /* Driver related stats */
+       stats->imissed = rte_atomic64_read(&adapter->drv_stats->rx_drops);
        stats->ierrors = rte_atomic64_read(&adapter->drv_stats->ierrors);
        stats->oerrors = rte_atomic64_read(&adapter->drv_stats->oerrors);
        stats->rx_nombuf = rte_atomic64_read(&adapter->drv_stats->rx_nombuf);
                           __rte_unused struct ena_admin_aenq_entry *aenq_e)
 {
        struct ena_adapter *adapter = (struct ena_adapter *)adapter_data;
+       struct ena_admin_aenq_keep_alive_desc *desc;
+       uint64_t rx_drops;
 
        adapter->timestamp_wd = rte_get_timer_cycles();
+
+       desc = (struct ena_admin_aenq_keep_alive_desc *)aenq_e;
+       rx_drops = ((uint64_t)desc->rx_drops_high << 32) | desc->rx_drops_low;
+       rte_atomic64_set(&adapter->drv_stats->rx_drops, rx_drops);
 }
 
 /**