diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index a23b45f08ec9ce6644cfc350cb3bc393c167ab92..de0c2c726420e2044c55fd6235e15e915de16a51 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -250,8 +250,7 @@ struct pktgen_dev {
 	__u64 count;		/* Default No packets to send */
 	__u64 sofar;		/* How many pkts we've sent so far */
 	__u64 tx_bytes;		/* How many bytes we've transmitted */
-	__u64 errors;		/* Errors when trying to transmit,
-				   pkts will be re-sent */
+	__u64 errors;		/* Errors when trying to transmit, */
 
 	/* runtime counters relating to clone_skb */
 
@@ -3465,6 +3464,12 @@ static void pktgen_xmit(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
 		pkt_dev->seq_num++;
 		pkt_dev->tx_bytes += pkt_dev->last_pkt_size;
 		break;
+	case NET_XMIT_DROP:
+	case NET_XMIT_CN:
+	case NET_XMIT_POLICED:
+		/* skb has been consumed */
+		pkt_dev->errors++;
+		break;
 	default: /* Drivers are not supposed to return other values! */
 		if (net_ratelimit())
 			pr_info("pktgen: %s xmit error: %d\n",