diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.c
index 21d50d75c260..1a1f6613fda2 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.c
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ static void xfrmi_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct xfrm_if *xi = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	gro_cells_destroy(&xi->gro_cells);
-	free_percpu(dev->tstats);
 }
 
 static int xfrmi_create(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -749,6 +748,7 @@ static void xfrmi_dev_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->flags 		= IFF_NOARP;
 	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
 	dev->priv_destructor	= xfrmi_dev_free;
+	dev->pcpu_stat_type	= NETDEV_PCPU_STAT_TSTATS;
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);
 
 	eth_broadcast_addr(dev->broadcast);
@@ -765,15 +765,9 @@ static int xfrmi_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct net_device *phydev = __dev_get_by_index(xi->net, xi->p.link);
 	int err;
 
-	dev->tstats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct pcpu_sw_netstats);
-	if (!dev->tstats)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	err = gro_cells_init(&xi->gro_cells, dev);
-	if (err) {
-		free_percpu(dev->tstats);
+	if (err)
 		return err;
-	}
 
 	dev->features |= NETIF_F_LLTX;
 	dev->features |= XFRMI_FEATURES;