diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 6221936e957a0803d4272c773793026823b59e61..1787e3c8657390ef6180d6d6c218ce679f9465b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3742,7 +3742,7 @@ static int bond_close(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 static struct net_device_stats *bond_get_stats(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
-	struct net_device_stats *stats = &bond->stats;
+	struct net_device_stats *stats = &bond_dev->stats;
 	struct net_device_stats local_stats;
 	struct slave *slave;
 	int i;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
index 558ec1352527a5d9f4357bc41db29c4cba5fd68f..257a7a4dfce98b93f7d04130d21e98f3173c1ab2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ struct bonding {
 	s8	 send_grat_arp;
 	s8	 send_unsol_na;
 	s8	 setup_by_slave;
-	struct   net_device_stats stats;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	struct   proc_dir_entry *proc_entry;
 	char     proc_file_name[IFNAMSIZ];