diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 946871741f12..d4cdc2b1b468 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ static int ipip6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		skb->dev = tunnel->dev;
 
 		if (packet_is_spoofed(skb, iph, tunnel)) {
-			tunnel->dev->stats.rx_errors++;
+			DEV_STATS_INC(tunnel->dev, rx_errors);
 			goto out;
 		}
 
@@ -716,8 +716,8 @@ static int ipip6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 				net_info_ratelimited("non-ECT from %pI4 with TOS=%#x\n",
 						     &iph->saddr, iph->tos);
 			if (err > 1) {
-				++tunnel->dev->stats.rx_frame_errors;
-				++tunnel->dev->stats.rx_errors;
+				DEV_STATS_INC(tunnel->dev, rx_frame_errors);
+				DEV_STATS_INC(tunnel->dev, rx_errors);
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t ipip6_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!rt) {
 		rt = ip_route_output_flow(tunnel->net, &fl4, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
-			dev->stats.tx_carrier_errors++;
+			DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_carrier_errors);
 			goto tx_error_icmp;
 		}
 		dst_cache_set_ip4(&tunnel->dst_cache, &rt->dst, fl4.saddr);
@@ -956,14 +956,14 @@ static netdev_tx_t ipip6_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (rt->rt_type != RTN_UNICAST) {
 		ip_rt_put(rt);
-		dev->stats.tx_carrier_errors++;
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_carrier_errors);
 		goto tx_error_icmp;
 	}
 	tdev = rt->dst.dev;
 
 	if (tdev == dev) {
 		ip_rt_put(rt);
-		dev->stats.collisions++;
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, collisions);
 		goto tx_error;
 	}
 
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t ipip6_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		mtu = dst_mtu(&rt->dst) - t_hlen;
 
 		if (mtu < IPV4_MIN_MTU) {
-			dev->stats.collisions++;
+			DEV_STATS_INC(dev, collisions);
 			ip_rt_put(rt);
 			goto tx_error;
 		}
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t ipip6_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		struct sk_buff *new_skb = skb_realloc_headroom(skb, max_headroom);
 		if (!new_skb) {
 			ip_rt_put(rt);
-			dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+			DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_dropped);
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 		}
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ tx_error_icmp:
 	dst_link_failure(skb);
 tx_error:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
-	dev->stats.tx_errors++;
+	DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_errors);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t sit_tunnel_xmit__(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 tx_error:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
-	dev->stats.tx_errors++;
+	DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_errors);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t sit_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 tx_err:
-	dev->stats.tx_errors++;
+	DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_errors);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;