diff --git a/passes/cmds/stat.cc b/passes/cmds/stat.cc
index 54f4ea817..3909c4c8c 100644
--- a/passes/cmds/stat.cc
+++ b/passes/cmds/stat.cc
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ struct StatPass : public Pass {
 				if (mod->get_bool_attribute("\\top"))
 					top_mod = mod;
 
+			if (mod->attributes.count("\\abc_box_id"))
+				continue;
+
 			statdata_t data(design, mod, width_mode, cell_area);
 			mod_stat[mod->name] = data;