diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index dc76670c2f2a..0605da8e25f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ err:
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	vlan = rcu_dereference(q->vlan);
 	if (vlan)
-		vlan->dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+		this_cpu_inc(vlan->pcpu_stats->tx_dropped);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return err;