diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index ade5b344f75d..52af5017c46b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -210,32 +210,29 @@ rx_drop:
 static struct net_device_stats *veth_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct veth_priv *priv;
-	struct net_device_stats *dev_stats;
 	int cpu;
-	struct veth_net_stats *stats;
+	struct veth_net_stats *stats, total = {0};
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	dev_stats = &dev->stats;
 
-	dev_stats->rx_packets = 0;
-	dev_stats->tx_packets = 0;
-	dev_stats->rx_bytes = 0;
-	dev_stats->tx_bytes = 0;
-	dev_stats->tx_dropped = 0;
-	dev_stats->rx_dropped = 0;
-
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		stats = per_cpu_ptr(priv->stats, cpu);
 
-		dev_stats->rx_packets += stats->rx_packets;
-		dev_stats->tx_packets += stats->tx_packets;
-		dev_stats->rx_bytes += stats->rx_bytes;
-		dev_stats->tx_bytes += stats->tx_bytes;
-		dev_stats->tx_dropped += stats->tx_dropped;
-		dev_stats->rx_dropped += stats->rx_dropped;
+		total.rx_packets += stats->rx_packets;
+		total.tx_packets += stats->tx_packets;
+		total.rx_bytes   += stats->rx_bytes;
+		total.tx_bytes   += stats->tx_bytes;
+		total.tx_dropped += stats->tx_dropped;
+		total.rx_dropped += stats->rx_dropped;
 	}
+	dev->stats.rx_packets = total.rx_packets;
+	dev->stats.tx_packets = total.tx_packets;
+	dev->stats.rx_bytes   = total.rx_bytes;
+	dev->stats.tx_bytes   = total.tx_bytes;
+	dev->stats.tx_dropped = total.tx_dropped;
+	dev->stats.rx_dropped = total.rx_dropped;
 
-	return dev_stats;
+	return &dev->stats;
 }
 
 static int veth_open(struct net_device *dev)