diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
index c52854a1c604..dc6ea96a1f23 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
@@ -2401,6 +2401,7 @@ void mana_query_gf_stats(struct mana_port_context *apc)
 
 	mana_gd_init_req_hdr(&req.hdr, MANA_QUERY_GF_STAT,
 			     sizeof(req), sizeof(resp));
+	req.hdr.resp.msg_version = GDMA_MESSAGE_V2;
 	req.req_stats = STATISTICS_FLAGS_RX_DISCARDS_NO_WQE |
 			STATISTICS_FLAGS_RX_ERRORS_VPORT_DISABLED |
 			STATISTICS_FLAGS_HC_RX_BYTES |