diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/au1k_ir.c b/drivers/net/irda/au1k_ir.c
index 75a1d0a86dee72477906eac53b22dae128ab553f..941164076a2b1f675b68b492be4c206549308841 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/au1k_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/au1k_ir.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static int au1k_irda_rx(struct net_device *dev)
 			update_rx_stats(dev, flags, count);
 			skb=alloc_skb(count+1,GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (skb == NULL) {
-				aup->stats.rx_dropped++;
+				aup->netdev->stats.rx_dropped++;
 				continue;
 			}
 			skb_reserve(skb, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.c b/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.c
index 687c2d53d4d2135a244c5be1c9438601dd8687c6..6f3e7f71658dd058679cf9fbf79d1f22db3b2920 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.c
@@ -1194,13 +1194,13 @@ toshoboe_interrupt (int irq, void *dev_id)
               txp = txpc;
               txpc++;
               txpc %= TX_SLOTS;
-              self->stats.tx_packets++;
+              self->netdev->stats.tx_packets++;
               if (self->ring->tx[txpc].control & OBOE_CTL_TX_HW_OWNS)
                   self->ring->tx[txp].control &= ~OBOE_CTL_TX_RTCENTX;
             }
-          self->stats.tx_packets--;
+          self->netdev->stats.tx_packets--;
 #else
-          self->stats.tx_packets++;
+          self->netdev->stats.tx_packets++;
 #endif
           toshoboe_start_DMA(self, OBOE_CONFIG0H_ENTX);
         }
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ dumpbufs(self->rx_bufs[self->rxs],len,'<');
                       skb_put (skb, len);
                       skb_copy_to_linear_data(skb, self->rx_bufs[self->rxs],
 					      len);
-                      self->stats.rx_packets++;
+                      self->netdev->stats.rx_packets++;
                       skb->dev = self->netdev;
                       skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
                       skb->protocol = htons (ETH_P_IRDA);