diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 5f110d6a0faaf2ef21dd7e2d71b5eb20f6412dca..94d923a5d1e01c44693861f6e1e8082b48ab8631 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -163,31 +163,38 @@ static inline bool dev_xmit_complete(int rc)
  *	(unsigned long) so they can be read and written atomically.
  */
 
+#define NET_DEV_STAT(FIELD)			\
+	union {					\
+		unsigned long FIELD;		\
+		atomic_long_t __##FIELD;	\
+	}
+
 struct net_device_stats {
-	unsigned long	rx_packets;
-	unsigned long	tx_packets;
-	unsigned long	rx_bytes;
-	unsigned long	tx_bytes;
-	unsigned long	rx_errors;
-	unsigned long	tx_errors;
-	unsigned long	rx_dropped;
-	unsigned long	tx_dropped;
-	unsigned long	multicast;
-	unsigned long	collisions;
-	unsigned long	rx_length_errors;
-	unsigned long	rx_over_errors;
-	unsigned long	rx_crc_errors;
-	unsigned long	rx_frame_errors;
-	unsigned long	rx_fifo_errors;
-	unsigned long	rx_missed_errors;
-	unsigned long	tx_aborted_errors;
-	unsigned long	tx_carrier_errors;
-	unsigned long	tx_fifo_errors;
-	unsigned long	tx_heartbeat_errors;
-	unsigned long	tx_window_errors;
-	unsigned long	rx_compressed;
-	unsigned long	tx_compressed;
+	NET_DEV_STAT(rx_packets);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(tx_packets);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(rx_bytes);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(tx_bytes);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(rx_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(tx_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(rx_dropped);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(tx_dropped);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(multicast);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(collisions);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(rx_length_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(rx_over_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(rx_crc_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(rx_frame_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(rx_fifo_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(rx_missed_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(tx_aborted_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(tx_carrier_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(tx_fifo_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(tx_heartbeat_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(tx_window_errors);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(rx_compressed);
+	NET_DEV_STAT(tx_compressed);
 };
+#undef NET_DEV_STAT
 
 
 #include <linux/cache.h>
@@ -4938,4 +4945,9 @@ do {								\
 #define PTYPE_HASH_SIZE	(16)
 #define PTYPE_HASH_MASK	(PTYPE_HASH_SIZE - 1)
 
+/* Note: Avoid these macros in fast path, prefer per-cpu or per-queue counters. */
+#define DEV_STATS_INC(DEV, FIELD) atomic_long_inc(&(DEV)->stats.__##FIELD)
+#define DEV_STATS_ADD(DEV, FIELD, VAL) 	\
+		atomic_long_add((VAL), &(DEV)->stats.__##FIELD)
+
 #endif	/* _LINUX_NETDEVICE_H */
diff --git a/include/net/dst.h b/include/net/dst.h
index 1d8d25cd0fe31d3f4ebc3a8a89bd1203490a7850..a6fb9cd094e5915bd9e200cfe656be3a04f69664 100644
--- a/include/net/dst.h
+++ b/include/net/dst.h
@@ -380,9 +380,8 @@ static inline void __skb_tunnel_rx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 static inline void skb_tunnel_rx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 				 struct net *net)
 {
-	/* TODO : stats should be SMP safe */
-	dev->stats.rx_packets++;
-	dev->stats.rx_bytes += skb->len;
+	DEV_STATS_INC(dev, rx_packets);
+	DEV_STATS_ADD(dev, rx_bytes, skb->len);
 	__skb_tunnel_rx(skb, dev, net);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_forward.c b/net/bridge/br_forward.c
index 5f8e2ae8382ff70553610e8058f428529c367d28..e74458cbac368e9d7b8c9fa8151b04867895c785 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_forward.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_forward.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int deliver_clone(const struct net_bridge_port *prev,
 
 	skb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!skb) {
-		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_dropped);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void maybe_deliver_addr(struct net_bridge_port *p, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	skb = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!skb) {
-		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+		DEV_STATS_INC(dev, tx_dropped);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_input.c b/net/bridge/br_input.c
index 14c2fdc268eacd3374674cd90edfd81d1c633726..f3938337ff87420747df39a35beaa87d2342133a 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_input.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_input.c
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ int br_handle_frame_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb
 			if ((mdst && mdst->host_joined) ||
 			    br_multicast_is_router(br)) {
 				local_rcv = true;
-				br->dev->stats.multicast++;
+				DEV_STATS_INC(br->dev, multicast);
 			}
 			mcast_hit = true;
 		} else {
 			local_rcv = true;
-			br->dev->stats.multicast++;
+			DEV_STATS_INC(br->dev, multicast);
 		}
 		break;
 	case BR_PKT_UNICAST:
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 26fa2a23a69ed0958ec91ea1593c89462e514904..a9aca8971a59ea83c840478462b6caf100d133af 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -9030,24 +9030,16 @@ void netdev_run_todo(void)
 void netdev_stats_to_stats64(struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats64,
 			     const struct net_device_stats *netdev_stats)
 {
-#if BITS_PER_LONG == 64
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*stats64) < sizeof(*netdev_stats));
-	memcpy(stats64, netdev_stats, sizeof(*netdev_stats));
-	/* zero out counters that only exist in rtnl_link_stats64 */
-	memset((char *)stats64 + sizeof(*netdev_stats), 0,
-	       sizeof(*stats64) - sizeof(*netdev_stats));
-#else
-	size_t i, n = sizeof(*netdev_stats) / sizeof(unsigned long);
-	const unsigned long *src = (const unsigned long *)netdev_stats;
+	size_t i, n = sizeof(*netdev_stats) / sizeof(atomic_long_t);
+	const atomic_long_t *src = (atomic_long_t *)netdev_stats;
 	u64 *dst = (u64 *)stats64;
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(n > sizeof(*stats64) / sizeof(u64));
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
-		dst[i] = src[i];
+		dst[i] = (unsigned long)atomic_long_read(&src[i]);
 	/* zero out counters that only exist in rtnl_link_stats64 */
 	memset((char *)stats64 + n * sizeof(u64), 0,
 	       sizeof(*stats64) - n * sizeof(u64));
-#endif
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_stats_to_stats64);