diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
index 35b3f29..ba674c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
@@ -1533,11 +1533,10 @@
 }
 
 /* Context: process, dev_base_lock or RTNL held, non-blocking. */
-static struct rtnl_link_stats64 *efx_net_stats(struct net_device *net_dev)
+static struct rtnl_link_stats64 *efx_net_stats(struct net_device *net_dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats)
 {
 	struct efx_nic *efx = netdev_priv(net_dev);
 	struct efx_mac_stats *mac_stats = &efx->mac_stats;
-	struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats = &net_dev->stats64;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&efx->stats_lock);
 	efx->type->update_stats(efx);