diff --git a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
index 4eb0edc6640d..17ec652e8f12 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
@@ -454,15 +454,14 @@ static inline void iptunnel_xmit_stats(struct net_device *dev, int pkt_len)
 		tstats->tx_packets++;
 		u64_stats_update_end(&tstats->syncp);
 		put_cpu_ptr(tstats);
-	} else {
-		struct net_device_stats *err_stats = &dev->stats;
+		return;
+	}
 
-		if (pkt_len < 0) {
-			err_stats->tx_errors++;
-			err_stats->tx_aborted_errors++;
-		} else {
-			err_stats->tx_dropped++;
-		}
+	if (pkt_len < 0) {
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_errors);
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_aborted_errors);
+	} else {
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_dropped);
 	}
 }