diff --git a/include/net/ipv6.h b/include/net/ipv6.h
index a366a8a1fe23..3f0258d2ef01 100644
--- a/include/net/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/ipv6.h
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ extern struct ctl_path net_ipv6_ctl_path[];
 	SNMP_INC_STATS##modifier((net)->mib.statname##_statistics, (field));\
 })
 
+/* per device and per net counters are atomic_long_t */
+#define _DEVINC_ATOMIC_ATOMIC(net, statname, idev, field)		\
+({									\
+	struct inet6_dev *_idev = (idev);				\
+	if (likely(_idev != NULL))					\
+		SNMP_INC_STATS_ATOMIC_LONG((_idev)->stats.statname##dev, (field)); \
+	SNMP_INC_STATS_ATOMIC_LONG((net)->mib.statname##_statistics, (field));\
+})
+
 #define _DEVADD(net, statname, modifier, idev, field, val)		\
 ({									\
 	struct inet6_dev *_idev = (idev);				\
@@ -168,11 +177,11 @@ extern struct ctl_path net_ipv6_ctl_path[];
 		_DEVINCATOMIC(net, icmpv6, _BH, idev, field)
 
 #define ICMP6MSGOUT_INC_STATS(net, idev, field)		\
-	_DEVINCATOMIC(net, icmpv6msg, , idev, field +256)
+	_DEVINC_ATOMIC_ATOMIC(net, icmpv6msg, idev, field +256)
 #define ICMP6MSGOUT_INC_STATS_BH(net, idev, field)	\
-	_DEVINCATOMIC(net, icmpv6msg, _BH, idev, field +256)
+	_DEVINC_ATOMIC_ATOMIC(net, icmpv6msg, idev, field +256)
 #define ICMP6MSGIN_INC_STATS_BH(net, idev, field)	\
-	_DEVINCATOMIC(net, icmpv6msg, _BH, idev, field)
+	_DEVINC_ATOMIC_ATOMIC(net, icmpv6msg, idev, field)
 
 struct ip6_ra_chain {
 	struct ip6_ra_chain	*next;
diff --git a/include/net/netns/mib.h b/include/net/netns/mib.h
index f360135cb69f..30f6728ee98c 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/mib.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/mib.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ struct netns_mib {
 	DEFINE_SNMP_STAT(struct udp_mib, udplite_stats_in6);
 	DEFINE_SNMP_STAT(struct ipstats_mib, ipv6_statistics);
 	DEFINE_SNMP_STAT(struct icmpv6_mib, icmpv6_statistics);
-	DEFINE_SNMP_STAT(struct icmpv6msg_mib, icmpv6msg_statistics);
+	DEFINE_SNMP_STAT_ATOMIC(struct icmpv6msg_mib, icmpv6msg_statistics);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM_STATISTICS
 	DEFINE_SNMP_STAT(struct linux_xfrm_mib, xfrm_statistics);
diff --git a/include/net/snmp.h b/include/net/snmp.h
index 0feafa68da01..2f65e1686fc8 100644
--- a/include/net/snmp.h
+++ b/include/net/snmp.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct icmpv6_mib_device {
 #define ICMP6MSG_MIB_MAX  __ICMP6MSG_MIB_MAX
 /* per network ns counters */
 struct icmpv6msg_mib {
-	unsigned long	mibs[ICMP6MSG_MIB_MAX];
+	atomic_long_t	mibs[ICMP6MSG_MIB_MAX];
 };
 /* per device counters, (shared on all cpus) */
 struct icmpv6msg_mib_device {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index 1040424c788f..282dc7a91f32 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -985,9 +985,9 @@ static int __net_init ipv6_init_mibs(struct net *net)
 			  sizeof(struct icmpv6_mib),
 			  __alignof__(struct icmpv6_mib)) < 0)
 		goto err_icmp_mib;
-	if (snmp_mib_init((void __percpu **)net->mib.icmpv6msg_statistics,
-			  sizeof(struct icmpv6msg_mib),
-			  __alignof__(struct icmpv6msg_mib)) < 0)
+	net->mib.icmpv6msg_statistics = kzalloc(sizeof(struct icmpv6msg_mib),
+						GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!net->mib.icmpv6msg_statistics)
 		goto err_icmpmsg_mib;
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ static void ipv6_cleanup_mibs(struct net *net)
 	snmp_mib_free((void __percpu **)net->mib.udplite_stats_in6);
 	snmp_mib_free((void __percpu **)net->mib.ipv6_statistics);
 	snmp_mib_free((void __percpu **)net->mib.icmpv6_statistics);
-	snmp_mib_free((void __percpu **)net->mib.icmpv6msg_statistics);
+	kfree(net->mib.icmpv6msg_statistics);
 }
 
 static int __net_init inet6_net_init(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/proc.c b/net/ipv6/proc.c
index 1008ce94bc33..fdeb6d03da81 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/proc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/proc.c
@@ -142,11 +142,7 @@ static const struct snmp_mib snmp6_udplite6_list[] = {
 	SNMP_MIB_SENTINEL
 };
 
-/* can be called either with percpu mib (pcpumib != NULL),
- * or shared one (smib != NULL)
- */
-static void snmp6_seq_show_icmpv6msg(struct seq_file *seq, void __percpu **pcpumib,
-				     atomic_long_t *smib)
+static void snmp6_seq_show_icmpv6msg(struct seq_file *seq, atomic_long_t *smib)
 {
 	char name[32];
 	int i;
@@ -163,14 +159,14 @@ static void snmp6_seq_show_icmpv6msg(struct seq_file *seq, void __percpu **pcpum
 		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "Icmp6%s%s",
 			i & 0x100 ? "Out" : "In", p);
 		seq_printf(seq, "%-32s\t%lu\n", name,
-			pcpumib ? snmp_fold_field(pcpumib, i) : atomic_long_read(smib + i));
+			   atomic_long_read(smib + i));
 	}
 
 	/* print by number (nonzero only) - ICMPMsgStat format */
 	for (i = 0; i < ICMP6MSG_MIB_MAX; i++) {
 		unsigned long val;
 
-		val = pcpumib ? snmp_fold_field(pcpumib, i) : atomic_long_read(smib + i);
+		val = atomic_long_read(smib + i);
 		if (!val)
 			continue;
 		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "Icmp6%sType%u",
@@ -215,8 +211,7 @@ static int snmp6_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 			    snmp6_ipstats_list, offsetof(struct ipstats_mib, syncp));
 	snmp6_seq_show_item(seq, (void __percpu **)net->mib.icmpv6_statistics,
 			    NULL, snmp6_icmp6_list);
-	snmp6_seq_show_icmpv6msg(seq,
-			    (void __percpu **)net->mib.icmpv6msg_statistics, NULL);
+	snmp6_seq_show_icmpv6msg(seq, net->mib.icmpv6msg_statistics->mibs);
 	snmp6_seq_show_item(seq, (void __percpu **)net->mib.udp_stats_in6,
 			    NULL, snmp6_udp6_list);
 	snmp6_seq_show_item(seq, (void __percpu **)net->mib.udplite_stats_in6,
@@ -246,7 +241,7 @@ static int snmp6_dev_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 			    snmp6_ipstats_list);
 	snmp6_seq_show_item(seq, NULL, idev->stats.icmpv6dev->mibs,
 			    snmp6_icmp6_list);
-	snmp6_seq_show_icmpv6msg(seq, NULL, idev->stats.icmpv6msgdev->mibs);
+	snmp6_seq_show_icmpv6msg(seq, idev->stats.icmpv6msgdev->mibs);
 	return 0;
 }