diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 940c63b8c6c4..92ef6a12abde 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static void veth_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	peer = rcu_dereference(priv->peer);
 	if (peer) {
-		tot->rx_dropped += veth_stats_tx(peer, &packets, &bytes);
+		veth_stats_tx(peer, &packets, &bytes);
 		tot->rx_bytes += bytes;
 		tot->rx_packets += packets;