diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index 6e2e3c957a31..c8c6e33d1163 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ int ip6mr_ioctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *arg)
 
 static inline int ip6mr_forward2_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	/* XXX stats */
+	IP6_INC_STATS_BH(ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTFORWDATAGRAMS);
 	return dst_output(skb);
 }