diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
index 95fbdaf85711b..b5b417902c0a9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c
@@ -1444,7 +1444,6 @@ static void ip6gre_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	gro_cells_destroy(&t->gro_cells);
 	dst_cache_destroy(&t->dst_cache);
-	free_percpu(dev->tstats);
 }
 
 static void ip6gre_tunnel_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1453,6 +1452,7 @@ static void ip6gre_tunnel_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	dev->priv_destructor = ip6gre_dev_free;
 
+	dev->pcpu_stat_type = NETDEV_PCPU_STAT_TSTATS;
 	dev->type = ARPHRD_IP6GRE;
 
 	dev->flags |= IFF_NOARP;
@@ -1500,13 +1500,9 @@ static int ip6gre_tunnel_init_common(struct net_device *dev)
 	tunnel->net = dev_net(dev);
 	strcpy(tunnel->parms.name, dev->name);
 
-	dev->tstats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct pcpu_sw_netstats);
-	if (!dev->tstats)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	ret = dst_cache_init(&tunnel->dst_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ret)
-		goto cleanup_alloc_pcpu_stats;
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = gro_cells_init(&tunnel->gro_cells, dev);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1530,9 +1526,6 @@ static int ip6gre_tunnel_init_common(struct net_device *dev)
 
 cleanup_dst_cache_init:
 	dst_cache_destroy(&tunnel->dst_cache);
-cleanup_alloc_pcpu_stats:
-	free_percpu(dev->tstats);
-	dev->tstats = NULL;
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1893,13 +1886,9 @@ static int ip6erspan_tap_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	tunnel->net = dev_net(dev);
 	strcpy(tunnel->parms.name, dev->name);
 
-	dev->tstats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct pcpu_sw_netstats);
-	if (!dev->tstats)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	ret = dst_cache_init(&tunnel->dst_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ret)
-		goto cleanup_alloc_pcpu_stats;
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = gro_cells_init(&tunnel->gro_cells, dev);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1921,9 +1910,6 @@ static int ip6erspan_tap_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 cleanup_dst_cache_init:
 	dst_cache_destroy(&tunnel->dst_cache);
-cleanup_alloc_pcpu_stats:
-	free_percpu(dev->tstats);
-	dev->tstats = NULL;
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1948,6 +1934,7 @@ static void ip6gre_tap_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	dev->priv_destructor = ip6gre_dev_free;
 
+	dev->pcpu_stat_type = NETDEV_PCPU_STAT_TSTATS;
 	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE;
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);
@@ -2250,6 +2237,7 @@ static void ip6erspan_tap_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	dev->priv_destructor = ip6gre_dev_free;
 
+	dev->pcpu_stat_type = NETDEV_PCPU_STAT_TSTATS;
 	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE;
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);