diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 3816f3adda18..a1ffa158d9f5 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: d2ae1d2ff9282ca061b6f5244eee4c28ee2b3ffa
+refs/heads/master: 18c16c696e8b2323a306af455c686df15c717206
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/loopback.c b/trunk/drivers/net/loopback.c
index c1e3cee8ec33..dba76169e774 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ static int loopback_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 	lb_stats = &per_cpu(loopback_stats, get_cpu());
 	lb_stats->rx_bytes += skb->len;
-	lb_stats->tx_bytes += skb->len;
+	lb_stats->tx_bytes = lb_stats->rx_bytes;
 	lb_stats->rx_packets++;
-	lb_stats->tx_packets++;
+	lb_stats->tx_packets = lb_stats->rx_packets;
 	put_cpu();
 
 	netif_rx(skb);