diff --git a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c
index 9cb4818af1..ebd5411fdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ axgbe_dev_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			   unsigned int n);
 static int
 axgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				 struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 				 const uint64_t *ids,
+				 struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 				 unsigned int size);
 static int axgbe_dev_xstats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 static int axgbe_dev_rss_reta_update(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
@@ -1076,8 +1076,8 @@ axgbe_dev_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint64_t *ids,
 
 static int
 axgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				 struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 				 const uint64_t *ids,
+				 struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 				 unsigned int size)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_xstat_name xstats_names_copy[AXGBE_XSTATS_COUNT];
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h
index 10e05e6b5e..946629f72e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h
@@ -365,8 +365,9 @@ int cnxk_nix_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			      struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 			      unsigned int limit);
 int cnxk_nix_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
+				    const uint64_t *ids,
 				    struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
-				    const uint64_t *ids, unsigned int limit);
+				    unsigned int limit);
 int cnxk_nix_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, const uint64_t *ids,
 			      uint64_t *values, unsigned int n);
 int cnxk_nix_xstats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_stats.c b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_stats.c
index 19bab2170c..4b0deac05e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_stats.c
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ cnxk_nix_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 
 int
 cnxk_nix_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
+				const uint64_t *ids,
 				struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
-				const uint64_t *ids, unsigned int limit)
+				unsigned int limit)
 {
 	struct cnxk_eth_dev *dev = cnxk_eth_pmd_priv(eth_dev);
 	uint32_t nix_cnt = roc_nix_num_xstats_get(&dev->nix);
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
index 177eca3976..4929766d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -1006,8 +1006,9 @@ static int cxgbe_dev_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 /* Get names of port extended statistics by ID. */
 static int cxgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+					    const uint64_t *ids,
 					    struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xnames,
-					    const uint64_t *ids, unsigned int n)
+					    unsigned int n)
 {
 	struct port_info *pi = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xnames_copy;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
index 36d8f9249d..1f80e8d744 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
@@ -815,8 +815,8 @@ dpaa_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint64_t *ids,
 static int
 dpaa_xstats_get_names_by_id(
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	const uint64_t *ids,
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	unsigned int limit)
 {
 	unsigned int i, stat_cnt = RTE_DIM(dpaa_xstats_strings);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
index c12169578e..ea191564fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
@@ -1795,8 +1795,8 @@ dpaa2_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint64_t *ids,
 static int
 dpaa2_xstats_get_names_by_id(
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	const uint64_t *ids,
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	unsigned int limit)
 {
 	unsigned int i, stat_cnt = RTE_DIM(dpaa2_xstats_strings);
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index d80fad01e3..6510cd7ceb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int eth_igb_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				    struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 				    unsigned int size);
 static int eth_igb_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-		struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, const uint64_t *ids,
+		const uint64_t *ids, struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 		unsigned int limit);
 static int eth_igb_stats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 static int eth_igb_xstats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ static int eth_igb_xstats_get_names(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 }
 
 static int eth_igb_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-		struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, const uint64_t *ids,
+		const uint64_t *ids, struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 		unsigned int limit)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -1902,7 +1902,7 @@ static int eth_igb_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	} else {
 		struct rte_eth_xstat_name xstats_names_copy[IGB_NB_XSTATS];
 
-		eth_igb_xstats_get_names_by_id(dev, xstats_names_copy, NULL,
+		eth_igb_xstats_get_names_by_id(dev, NULL, xstats_names_copy,
 				IGB_NB_XSTATS);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_stats.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_stats.c
index e09dc0da80..0fe853d626 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_stats.c
@@ -1365,12 +1365,12 @@ hns3_dev_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint64_t *ids,
  *
  * @param dev
  *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param ids
+ *   IDs array given by app to retrieve specific statistics
  * @param xstats_names
  *   An rte_eth_xstat_name array of at least *size* elements to
  *   be filled. If set to NULL, the function returns the required number
  *   of elements.
- * @param ids
- *   IDs array given by app to retrieve specific statistics
  * @param size
  *   The size of the xstats_names array (number of elements).
  * @return
@@ -1383,8 +1383,9 @@ hns3_dev_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint64_t *ids,
  */
 int
 hns3_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+				const uint64_t *ids,
 				struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
-				const uint64_t *ids, uint32_t size)
+				uint32_t size)
 {
 	const uint32_t cnt_stats = hns3_xstats_calc_num(dev);
 	struct hns3_adapter *hns = dev->data->dev_private;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_stats.h b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_stats.h
index de5c40d6b5..d1230f94cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_stats.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_stats.h
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ int hns3_dev_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			      uint64_t *values,
 			      uint32_t size);
 int hns3_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				    struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 				    const uint64_t *ids,
+				    struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 				    uint32_t size);
 int hns3_stats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int hns3_tqp_stats_init(struct hns3_hw *hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.c
index 224a095483..be2c066111 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int eth_igc_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 				unsigned int size);
 static int eth_igc_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-		struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, const uint64_t *ids,
+		const uint64_t *ids, struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 		unsigned int limit);
 static int eth_igc_xstats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 static int
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ eth_igc_xstats_get_names(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 static int
 eth_igc_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-		struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, const uint64_t *ids,
+		const uint64_t *ids, struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 		unsigned int limit)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_ethdev.c
index e620793966..344c076f30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_ethdev.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int  ionic_dev_xstats_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 static int  ionic_dev_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, unsigned int size);
 static int  ionic_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, const uint64_t *ids,
+	const uint64_t *ids, struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	unsigned int limit);
 static int  ionic_dev_fw_version_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 	char *fw_version, size_t fw_size);
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ ionic_dev_xstats_get_names(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 
 static int
 ionic_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
-		struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, const uint64_t *ids,
+		const uint64_t *ids, struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 		unsigned int limit)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_xstat_name xstats_names_copy[IONIC_NB_HW_STATS];
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ ionic_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 		return IONIC_NB_HW_STATS;
 	}
 
-	ionic_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(eth_dev, xstats_names_copy, NULL,
+	ionic_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(eth_dev, NULL, xstats_names_copy,
 		IONIC_NB_HW_STATS);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 47693c0c47..aae8b55d83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ static int ixgbevf_dev_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, unsigned limit);
 static int ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	const uint64_t *ids,
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	unsigned int limit);
 static int ixgbe_dev_queue_stats_mapping_set(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 					     uint16_t queue_id,
@@ -3437,8 +3437,8 @@ static int ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_names(__rte_unused struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 static int ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	const uint64_t *ids,
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	unsigned int limit)
 {
 	if (!ids) {
@@ -3497,7 +3497,7 @@ static int ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(
 	uint16_t size = ixgbe_xstats_calc_num();
 	struct rte_eth_xstat_name xstats_names_copy[size];
 
-	ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(dev, xstats_names_copy, NULL,
+	ixgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(dev, NULL, xstats_names_copy,
 			size);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h
index 7871e3d30b..b1575f59a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h
@@ -514,8 +514,9 @@ int otx2_nix_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			      const uint64_t *ids,
 			      uint64_t *values, unsigned int n);
 int otx2_nix_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
+				    const uint64_t *ids,
 				    struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
-				    const uint64_t *ids, unsigned int limit);
+				    unsigned int limit);
 
 /* RSS */
 void otx2_nix_rss_set_key(struct otx2_eth_dev *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_stats.c b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_stats.c
index 8aaf270a7c..3adf21608c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_stats.c
@@ -240,8 +240,9 @@ otx2_nix_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 
 int
 otx2_nix_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
+				const uint64_t *ids,
 				struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
-				const uint64_t *ids, unsigned int limit)
+				unsigned int limit)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_xstat_name xstats_names_copy[OTX2_NIX_NUM_XSTATS_REG];
 	uint16_t i;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
index 2db0d000c3..f212ca8ad6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
@@ -838,8 +838,9 @@ sfc_xstats_get_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, const uint64_t *ids,
 
 static int
 sfc_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			   const uint64_t *ids,
 			   struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
-			   const uint64_t *ids, unsigned int size)
+			   unsigned int size)
 {
 	struct sfc_adapter *sa = sfc_adapter_by_eth_dev(dev);
 	struct sfc_port *port = &sa->port;
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
index 0063994688..b267da462b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -2451,8 +2451,8 @@ static int txgbe_dev_xstats_get_names(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 }
 
 static int txgbe_dev_xstats_get_names_by_id(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	const uint64_t *ids,
+	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	unsigned int limit)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h
index 81dee87586..96dd0ecaf3 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/ethdev_driver.h
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ typedef int (*eth_xstats_get_names_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *
  * @param dev
  *   ethdev handle of port.
+ * @param ids
+ *   IDs array to retrieve specific statistics. Must not be NULL.
  * @param xstats_names
  *   An rte_eth_xstat_name array of at least @p size elements to be filled.
  *   Must not be NULL.
- * @param ids
- *   IDs array to retrieve specific statistics. Must not be NULL.
  * @param size
  *   Element count in @p ids and @p xstats_names.
  *
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ typedef int (*eth_xstats_get_names_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
  *   - A negative value on error.
  */
 typedef int (*eth_xstats_get_names_by_id_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-	struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names, const uint64_t *ids,
+	const uint64_t *ids, struct rte_eth_xstat_name *xstats_names,
 	unsigned int size);
 
 typedef int (*eth_queue_stats_mapping_set_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index e5ddc1b81f..655d7be3b5 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -3023,7 +3023,7 @@ rte_eth_xstats_get_names_by_id(uint16_t port_id,
 
 		if (no_basic_stat_requested)
 			return (*dev->dev_ops->xstats_get_names_by_id)(dev,
-					xstats_names, ids_copy, size);
+					ids_copy, xstats_names, size);
 	}
 
 	/* Retrieve all stats */
