diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
index 033e70f252..107ada0f5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct mlx5_txq_stats {
 	uint64_t opackets; /**< Total of successfully sent packets. */
 	uint64_t obytes; /**< Total of successfully sent bytes. */
 #endif
-	uint64_t odropped; /**< Total of packets not sent when TX ring full. */
+	uint64_t oerrors; /**< Total number of failed transmitted packets. */
 };
 
 /* Flow director queue structure. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
index d443e13366..06348c8a16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
@@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ mlx5_stats_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_stats *stats)
 			tmp.q_opackets[idx] += txq->stats.opackets;
 			tmp.q_obytes[idx] += txq->stats.obytes;
 #endif
-			tmp.q_errors[idx] += txq->stats.odropped;
+			tmp.q_errors[idx] += txq->stats.oerrors;
 		}
 #ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
 		tmp.opackets += txq->stats.opackets;
 		tmp.obytes += txq->stats.obytes;
 #endif
-		tmp.oerrors += txq->stats.odropped;
+		tmp.oerrors += txq->stats.oerrors;
 	}
 #ifndef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
 	/* FIXME: retrieve and add hardware counters. */