diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index c0731c33c31e..ce030e093485 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -4827,6 +4827,8 @@ rtl8169_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
 
 	pm_runtime_get_noresume(&pdev->dev);
 
+	netdev_stats_to_stats64(stats, &dev->stats);
+
 	do {
 		start = u64_stats_fetch_begin_irq(&tp->rx_stats.syncp);
 		stats->rx_packets = tp->rx_stats.packets;
@@ -4839,14 +4841,6 @@ rtl8169_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
 		stats->tx_bytes	= tp->tx_stats.bytes;
 	} while (u64_stats_fetch_retry_irq(&tp->tx_stats.syncp, start));
 
-	stats->rx_dropped	= dev->stats.rx_dropped;
-	stats->tx_dropped	= dev->stats.tx_dropped;
-	stats->rx_length_errors = dev->stats.rx_length_errors;
-	stats->rx_errors	= dev->stats.rx_errors;
-	stats->rx_crc_errors	= dev->stats.rx_crc_errors;
-	stats->rx_fifo_errors	= dev->stats.rx_fifo_errors;
-	stats->multicast	= dev->stats.multicast;
-
 	/*
 	 * Fetch additional counter values missing in stats collected by driver
 	 * from tally counters.