diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.c
index ded752e33dac..9bd69887e16d 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.c
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ static int xfrmi_rcv_cb(struct sk_buff *skb, int err)
 	skb->dev = dev;
 
 	if (err) {
-		dev->stats.rx_errors++;
-		dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, rx_errors);
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, rx_dropped);
 
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ static int
 xfrmi_xmit2(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct flowi *fl)
 {
 	struct xfrm_if *xi = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct net_device_stats *stats = &xi->dev->stats;
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
 	unsigned int length = skb->len;
 	struct net_device *tdev;
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@ xfrmi_xmit2(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct flowi *fl)
 	tdev = dst->dev;
 
 	if (tdev == dev) {
-		stats->collisions++;
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, collisions);
 		net_warn_ratelimited("%s: Local routing loop detected!\n",
 				     dev->name);
 		goto tx_err_dst_release;
@@ -374,13 +373,13 @@ xmit:
 	if (net_xmit_eval(err) == 0) {
 		dev_sw_netstats_tx_add(dev, 1, length);
 	} else {
-		stats->tx_errors++;
-		stats->tx_aborted_errors++;
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_errors);
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_aborted_errors);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 tx_err_link_failure:
-	stats->tx_carrier_errors++;
+	DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_carrier_errors);
 	dst_link_failure(skb);
 tx_err_dst_release:
 	dst_release(dst);
@@ -390,7 +389,6 @@ tx_err_dst_release:
 static netdev_tx_t xfrmi_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct xfrm_if *xi = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct net_device_stats *stats = &xi->dev->stats;
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
 	struct flowi fl;
 	int ret;
@@ -407,7 +405,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t xfrmi_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			dst = ip6_route_output(dev_net(dev), NULL, &fl.u.ip6);
 			if (dst->error) {
 				dst_release(dst);
-				stats->tx_carrier_errors++;
+				DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_carrier_errors);
 				goto tx_err;
 			}
 			skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
@@ -423,7 +421,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t xfrmi_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			fl.u.ip4.flowi4_flags |= FLOWI_FLAG_ANYSRC;
 			rt = __ip_route_output_key(dev_net(dev), &fl.u.ip4);
 			if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
-				stats->tx_carrier_errors++;
+				DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_carrier_errors);
 				goto tx_err;
 			}
 			skb_dst_set(skb, &rt->dst);
@@ -442,8 +440,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t xfrmi_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 tx_err:
-	stats->tx_errors++;
-	stats->tx_dropped++;
+	DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_errors);
+	DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_dropped);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }