diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index d1fc431..d7a0f4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -1524,7 +1524,8 @@
 
 		multi |= ((u64)IXGB_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, MPRCH) << 32);
 		/* fix up multicast stats by removing broadcasts */
-		multi -= bcast;
+		if(multi >= bcast)
+			multi -= bcast;
 		
 		adapter->stats.mprcl += (multi & 0xFFFFFFFF);
 		adapter->stats.mprch += (multi >> 32);