diff --git a/include/net/act_api.h b/include/net/act_api.h
index 8d6861ce205b..a56477051dae 100644
--- a/include/net/act_api.h
+++ b/include/net/act_api.h
@@ -190,23 +190,35 @@ int tcf_action_dump_1(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a, int, int);
 static inline void tcf_action_update_bstats(struct tc_action *a,
 					    struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	bstats_cpu_update(this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_bstats), skb);
-}
-
-static inline struct gnet_stats_queue *
-tcf_action_get_qstats(struct tc_action *a)
-{
-	return this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_qstats);
+	if (likely(a->cpu_bstats)) {
+		bstats_cpu_update(this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_bstats), skb);
+		return;
+	}
+	spin_lock(&a->tcfa_lock);
+	bstats_update(&a->tcfa_bstats, skb);
+	spin_unlock(&a->tcfa_lock);
 }
 
 static inline void tcf_action_inc_drop_qstats(struct tc_action *a)
 {
-	qstats_drop_inc(this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_qstats));
+	if (likely(a->cpu_qstats)) {
+		qstats_drop_inc(this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_qstats));
+		return;
+	}
+	spin_lock(&a->tcfa_lock);
+	qstats_drop_inc(&a->tcfa_qstats);
+	spin_unlock(&a->tcfa_lock);
 }
 
 static inline void tcf_action_inc_overlimit_qstats(struct tc_action *a)
 {
-	qstats_overlimit_inc(this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_qstats));
+	if (likely(a->cpu_qstats)) {
+		qstats_overlimit_inc(this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_qstats));
+		return;
+	}
+	spin_lock(&a->tcfa_lock);
+	qstats_overlimit_inc(&a->tcfa_qstats);
+	spin_unlock(&a->tcfa_lock);
 }
 
 void tcf_action_update_stats(struct tc_action *a, u64 bytes, u32 packets,
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 0638afa2fc3f..f85b88da5216 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -992,14 +992,23 @@ err:
 void tcf_action_update_stats(struct tc_action *a, u64 bytes, u32 packets,
 			     bool drop, bool hw)
 {
-	_bstats_cpu_update(this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_bstats), bytes, packets);
+	if (a->cpu_bstats) {
+		_bstats_cpu_update(this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_bstats), bytes, packets);
 
+		if (drop)
+			this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_qstats)->drops += packets;
+
+		if (hw)
+			_bstats_cpu_update(this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_bstats_hw),
+					   bytes, packets);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	_bstats_update(&a->tcfa_bstats, bytes, packets);
 	if (drop)
-		this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_qstats)->drops += packets;
-
+		a->tcfa_qstats.drops += packets;
 	if (hw)
-		_bstats_cpu_update(this_cpu_ptr(a->cpu_bstats_hw),
-				   bytes, packets);
+		_bstats_update(&a->tcfa_bstats_hw, bytes, packets);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_action_update_stats);