diff --git a/net/sched/sch_red.c b/net/sched/sch_red.c
index a5a401f93c1a..98129324e157 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_red.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_red.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static int red_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 {
 	struct red_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 	struct Qdisc *child = q->qdisc;
+	unsigned int len;
 	int ret;
 
 	q->vars.qavg = red_calc_qavg(&q->parms,
@@ -126,9 +127,10 @@ static int red_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	len = qdisc_pkt_len(skb);
 	ret = qdisc_enqueue(skb, child, to_free);
 	if (likely(ret == NET_XMIT_SUCCESS)) {
-		qdisc_qstats_backlog_inc(sch, skb);
+		sch->qstats.backlog += len;
 		sch->q.qlen++;
 	} else if (net_xmit_drop_count(ret)) {
 		q->stats.pdrop++;