diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 67d25f4f94eff..ca81b212a246b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -122,16 +122,6 @@ struct net_vrf {
 	int			ifindex;
 };
 
-static void vrf_rx_stats(struct net_device *dev, int len)
-{
-	struct pcpu_dstats *dstats = this_cpu_ptr(dev->dstats);
-
-	u64_stats_update_begin(&dstats->syncp);
-	u64_stats_inc(&dstats->rx_packets);
-	u64_stats_add(&dstats->rx_bytes, len);
-	u64_stats_update_end(&dstats->syncp);
-}
-
 static void vrf_tx_error(struct net_device *vrf_dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	vrf_dev->stats.tx_errors++;
@@ -369,7 +359,7 @@ static bool qdisc_tx_is_default(const struct net_device *dev)
 static int vrf_local_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			  struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
-	int len = skb->len;
+	unsigned int len = skb->len;
 
 	skb_orphan(skb);
 
@@ -382,15 +372,10 @@ static int vrf_local_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);
 
-	if (likely(__netif_rx(skb) == NET_RX_SUCCESS)) {
-		vrf_rx_stats(dev, len);
-	} else {
-		struct pcpu_dstats *dstats = this_cpu_ptr(dev->dstats);
-
-		u64_stats_update_begin(&dstats->syncp);
-		u64_stats_inc(&dstats->rx_drops);
-		u64_stats_update_end(&dstats->syncp);
-	}
+	if (likely(__netif_rx(skb) == NET_RX_SUCCESS))
+		dev_dstats_rx_add(dev, len);
+	else
+		dev_dstats_rx_dropped(dev);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
@@ -578,20 +563,14 @@ static netdev_tx_t is_ip_tx_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
 static netdev_tx_t vrf_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct pcpu_dstats *dstats = this_cpu_ptr(dev->dstats);
-
-	int len = skb->len;
-	netdev_tx_t ret = is_ip_tx_frame(skb, dev);
-
-	u64_stats_update_begin(&dstats->syncp);
-	if (likely(ret == NET_XMIT_SUCCESS || ret == NET_XMIT_CN)) {
+	unsigned int len = skb->len;
+	netdev_tx_t ret;
 
-		u64_stats_inc(&dstats->tx_packets);
-		u64_stats_add(&dstats->tx_bytes, len);
-	} else {
-		u64_stats_inc(&dstats->tx_drops);
-	}
-	u64_stats_update_end(&dstats->syncp);
+	ret = is_ip_tx_frame(skb, dev);
+	if (likely(ret == NET_XMIT_SUCCESS || ret == NET_XMIT_CN))
+		dev_dstats_tx_add(dev, len);
+	else
+		dev_dstats_tx_dropped(dev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1364,7 +1343,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip6_rcv(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 	if (!is_ndisc) {
 		struct net_device *orig_dev = skb->dev;
 
-		vrf_rx_stats(vrf_dev, skb->len);
+		dev_dstats_rx_add(vrf_dev, skb->len);
 		skb->dev = vrf_dev;
 		skb->skb_iif = vrf_dev->ifindex;
 
@@ -1420,7 +1399,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *vrf_ip_rcv(struct net_device *vrf_dev,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	vrf_rx_stats(vrf_dev, skb->len);
+	dev_dstats_rx_add(vrf_dev, skb->len);
 
 	if (!list_empty(&vrf_dev->ptype_all)) {
 		int err;
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index d1a8d98b132c6..1351054416812 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2854,6 +2854,46 @@ static inline void dev_lstats_add(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int len)
 	u64_stats_update_end(&lstats->syncp);
 }
 
+static inline void dev_dstats_rx_add(struct net_device *dev,
+				     unsigned int len)
+{
+	struct pcpu_dstats *dstats = this_cpu_ptr(dev->dstats);
+
+	u64_stats_update_begin(&dstats->syncp);
+	u64_stats_inc(&dstats->rx_packets);
+	u64_stats_add(&dstats->rx_bytes, len);
+	u64_stats_update_end(&dstats->syncp);
+}
+
+static inline void dev_dstats_rx_dropped(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct pcpu_dstats *dstats = this_cpu_ptr(dev->dstats);
+
+	u64_stats_update_begin(&dstats->syncp);
+	u64_stats_inc(&dstats->rx_drops);
+	u64_stats_update_end(&dstats->syncp);
+}
+
+static inline void dev_dstats_tx_add(struct net_device *dev,
+				     unsigned int len)
+{
+	struct pcpu_dstats *dstats = this_cpu_ptr(dev->dstats);
+
+	u64_stats_update_begin(&dstats->syncp);
+	u64_stats_inc(&dstats->tx_packets);
+	u64_stats_add(&dstats->tx_bytes, len);
+	u64_stats_update_end(&dstats->syncp);
+}
+
+static inline void dev_dstats_tx_dropped(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct pcpu_dstats *dstats = this_cpu_ptr(dev->dstats);
+
+	u64_stats_update_begin(&dstats->syncp);
+	u64_stats_inc(&dstats->tx_drops);
+	u64_stats_update_end(&dstats->syncp);
+}
+
 #define __netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(type, gfp)				\
 ({									\
 	typeof(type) __percpu *pcpu_stats = alloc_percpu_gfp(type, gfp);\