diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index a479cd9..40f26b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1073,8 +1073,8 @@ static int xennet_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int mtu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct rtnl_link_stats64 *xennet_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
-						    struct rtnl_link_stats64 *tot)
+static void xennet_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
+			       struct rtnl_link_stats64 *tot)
 {
 	struct netfront_info *np = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int cpu;
@@ -1105,8 +1105,6 @@ static struct rtnl_link_stats64 *xennet_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	tot->rx_errors  = dev->stats.rx_errors;
 	tot->tx_dropped = dev->stats.tx_dropped;
-
-	return tot;
 }
 
 static void xennet_release_tx_bufs(struct netfront_queue *queue)