diff --git a/drivers/net/amd8111e.c b/drivers/net/amd8111e.c
index 85f7276..b61d059 100644
--- a/drivers/net/amd8111e.c
+++ b/drivers/net/amd8111e.c
@@ -1022,30 +1022,28 @@ static struct net_device_stats *amd8111e_get_stats(struct net_device * dev)
 	struct amd8111e_priv *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	void __iomem *mmio = lp->mmio;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	/* struct net_device_stats *prev_stats = &lp->prev_stats; */
-	struct net_device_stats* new_stats = &lp->stats;
 
 	if(!lp->opened)
-		return &lp->stats;
+		return &dev->stats;
 	spin_lock_irqsave (&lp->lock, flags);
 
 	/* stats.rx_packets */
-	new_stats->rx_packets = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_broadcast_pkts)+
+	dev->stats.rx_packets = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_broadcast_pkts)+
 				amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_multicast_pkts)+
 				amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_unicast_pkts);
 
 	/* stats.tx_packets */
-	new_stats->tx_packets = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_packets);
+	dev->stats.tx_packets = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_packets);
 
 	/*stats.rx_bytes */
-	new_stats->rx_bytes = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_octets);
+	dev->stats.rx_bytes = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_octets);
 
 	/* stats.tx_bytes */
-	new_stats->tx_bytes = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_octets);
+	dev->stats.tx_bytes = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_octets);
 
 	/* stats.rx_errors */
 	/* hw errors + errors driver reported */
-	new_stats->rx_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_undersize_pkts)+
+	dev->stats.rx_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_undersize_pkts)+
 				amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_fragments)+
 				amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_jabbers)+
 				amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_alignment_errors)+
@@ -1054,54 +1052,54 @@ static struct net_device_stats *amd8111e_get_stats(struct net_device * dev)
 				lp->drv_rx_errors;
 
 	/* stats.tx_errors */
-	new_stats->tx_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_underrun_pkts);
+	dev->stats.tx_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_underrun_pkts);
 
 	/* stats.rx_dropped*/
-	new_stats->rx_dropped = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_miss_pkts);
+	dev->stats.rx_dropped = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_miss_pkts);
 
 	/* stats.tx_dropped*/
-	new_stats->tx_dropped = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio,  xmt_underrun_pkts);
+	dev->stats.tx_dropped = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio,  xmt_underrun_pkts);
 
 	/* stats.multicast*/
-	new_stats->multicast = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_multicast_pkts);
+	dev->stats.multicast = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_multicast_pkts);
 
 	/* stats.collisions*/
-	new_stats->collisions = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_collisions);
+	dev->stats.collisions = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_collisions);
 
 	/* stats.rx_length_errors*/
-	new_stats->rx_length_errors =
+	dev->stats.rx_length_errors =
 		amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_undersize_pkts)+
 		amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_oversize_pkts);
 
 	/* stats.rx_over_errors*/
-	new_stats->rx_over_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_miss_pkts);
+	dev->stats.rx_over_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_miss_pkts);
 
 	/* stats.rx_crc_errors*/
-	new_stats->rx_crc_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_fcs_errors);
+	dev->stats.rx_crc_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_fcs_errors);
 
 	/* stats.rx_frame_errors*/
-	new_stats->rx_frame_errors =
+	dev->stats.rx_frame_errors =
 		amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_alignment_errors);
 
 	/* stats.rx_fifo_errors */
-	new_stats->rx_fifo_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_miss_pkts);
+	dev->stats.rx_fifo_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_miss_pkts);
 
 	/* stats.rx_missed_errors */
-	new_stats->rx_missed_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_miss_pkts);
+	dev->stats.rx_missed_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, rcv_miss_pkts);
 
 	/* stats.tx_aborted_errors*/
-	new_stats->tx_aborted_errors =
+	dev->stats.tx_aborted_errors =
 		amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_excessive_collision);
 
 	/* stats.tx_carrier_errors*/
-	new_stats->tx_carrier_errors =
+	dev->stats.tx_carrier_errors =
 		amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_loss_carrier);
 
 	/* stats.tx_fifo_errors*/
-	new_stats->tx_fifo_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_underrun_pkts);
+	dev->stats.tx_fifo_errors = amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_underrun_pkts);
 
 	/* stats.tx_window_errors*/
-	new_stats->tx_window_errors =
+	dev->stats.tx_window_errors =
 		amd8111e_read_mib(mmio, xmt_late_collision);
 
 	/* Reset the mibs for collecting new statistics */
@@ -1109,7 +1107,7 @@ static struct net_device_stats *amd8111e_get_stats(struct net_device * dev)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore (&lp->lock, flags);
 
-	return new_stats;
+	return &dev->stats;
 }
 /* This function recalculate the interrupt coalescing  mode on every interrupt
 according to the datarate and the packet rate.
diff --git a/drivers/net/amd8111e.h b/drivers/net/amd8111e.h
index 28c60a7..5027759 100644
--- a/drivers/net/amd8111e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/amd8111e.h
@@ -787,7 +787,6 @@ struct amd8111e_priv{
 	struct vlan_group		*vlgrp;
 #endif
 	char opened;
-	struct net_device_stats stats;
 	unsigned int drv_rx_errors;
 	struct dev_mc_list* mc_list;
 	struct amd8111e_coalesce_conf coal_conf;