diff --git a/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c b/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c
index 5ced81fb1edc..1b29f4cac424 100644
--- a/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c
+++ b/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c
@@ -550,6 +550,10 @@ bge_readmem_ind(struct bge_softc *sc, int off)
 	device_t dev;
 	uint32_t val;
 
+	if (sc->bge_asicrev == BGE_ASICREV_BCM5906 &&
+	    off >= BGE_STATS_BLOCK && off < BGE_SEND_RING_1_TO_4)
+		return (0);
+
 	dev = sc->bge_dev;
 
 	pci_write_config(dev, BGE_PCI_MEMWIN_BASEADDR, off, 4);
@@ -563,6 +567,10 @@ bge_writemem_ind(struct bge_softc *sc, int off, int val)
 {
 	device_t dev;
 
+	if (sc->bge_asicrev == BGE_ASICREV_BCM5906 &&
+	    off >= BGE_STATS_BLOCK && off < BGE_SEND_RING_1_TO_4)
+		return;
+
 	dev = sc->bge_dev;
 
 	pci_write_config(dev, BGE_PCI_MEMWIN_BASEADDR, off, 4);