diff --git a/include/net/netns/can.h b/include/net/netns/can.h
index e8beba772f1a..a8866ae1788f 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/can.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/can.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 struct dev_rcv_lists;
+struct s_stats;
+struct s_pstats;
 
 struct netns_can {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROC_FS)
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ struct netns_can {
 	/* receive filters subscribed for 'all' CAN devices */
 	struct dev_rcv_lists *can_rx_alldev_list;
 	spinlock_t can_rcvlists_lock;
+	struct s_stats *can_stats;	/* packet statistics */
+	struct s_pstats *can_pstats;	/* receive list statistics */
 };
 
 #endif /* __NETNS_CAN_H__ */
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index abf7d854a94d..db35d6a5ac26 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ static const struct can_proto *proto_tab[CAN_NPROTO] __read_mostly;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(proto_tab_lock);
 
 struct timer_list can_stattimer;   /* timer for statistics update */
-struct s_stats    can_stats;       /* packet statistics */
-struct s_pstats   can_pstats;      /* receive list statistics */
 
 static atomic_t skbcounter = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
@@ -223,6 +221,7 @@ int can_send(struct sk_buff *skb, int loop)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *newskb = NULL;
 	struct canfd_frame *cfd = (struct canfd_frame *)skb->data;
+	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (skb->len == CAN_MTU) {
@@ -311,8 +310,8 @@ int can_send(struct sk_buff *skb, int loop)
 		netif_rx_ni(newskb);
 
 	/* update statistics */
-	can_stats.tx_frames++;
-	can_stats.tx_frames_delta++;
+	net->can.can_stats->tx_frames++;
+	net->can.can_stats->tx_frames_delta++;
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -501,9 +500,9 @@ int can_rx_register(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev, canid_t can_id,
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&r->list, rl);
 		d->entries++;
 
-		can_pstats.rcv_entries++;
-		if (can_pstats.rcv_entries_max < can_pstats.rcv_entries)
-			can_pstats.rcv_entries_max = can_pstats.rcv_entries;
+		net->can.can_pstats->rcv_entries++;
+		if (net->can.can_pstats->rcv_entries_max < net->can.can_pstats->rcv_entries)
+			net->can.can_pstats->rcv_entries_max = net->can.can_pstats->rcv_entries;
 	} else {
 		kmem_cache_free(rcv_cache, r);
 		err = -ENODEV;
@@ -591,8 +590,8 @@ void can_rx_unregister(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev, canid_t can_id,
 	hlist_del_rcu(&r->list);
 	d->entries--;
 
-	if (can_pstats.rcv_entries > 0)
-		can_pstats.rcv_entries--;
+	if (net->can.can_pstats->rcv_entries > 0)
+		net->can.can_pstats->rcv_entries--;
 
 	/* remove device structure requested by NETDEV_UNREGISTER */
 	if (d->remove_on_zero_entries && !d->entries) {
@@ -686,11 +685,12 @@ static int can_rcv_filter(struct dev_rcv_lists *d, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static void can_receive(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct dev_rcv_lists *d;
+	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	int matches;
 
 	/* update statistics */
-	can_stats.rx_frames++;
-	can_stats.rx_frames_delta++;
+	net->can.can_stats->rx_frames++;
+	net->can.can_stats->rx_frames_delta++;
 
 	/* create non-zero unique skb identifier together with *skb */
 	while (!(can_skb_prv(skb)->skbcnt))
@@ -699,10 +699,10 @@ static void can_receive(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	/* deliver the packet to sockets listening on all devices */
-	matches = can_rcv_filter(dev_net(dev)->can.can_rx_alldev_list, skb);
+	matches = can_rcv_filter(net->can.can_rx_alldev_list, skb);
 
 	/* find receive list for this device */
-	d = find_dev_rcv_lists(dev_net(dev), dev);
+	d = find_dev_rcv_lists(net, dev);
 	if (d)
 		matches += can_rcv_filter(d, skb);
 
@@ -712,8 +712,8 @@ static void can_receive(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	consume_skb(skb);
 
 	if (matches > 0) {
-		can_stats.matches++;
-		can_stats.matches_delta++;
+		net->can.can_stats->matches++;
+		net->can.can_stats->matches_delta++;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -878,6 +878,9 @@ static int can_pernet_init(struct net *net)
 	net->can.can_rx_alldev_list =
 		kzalloc(sizeof(struct dev_rcv_lists), GFP_KERNEL);
 
+	net->can.can_stats = kzalloc(sizeof(struct s_stats), GFP_KERNEL);
+	net->can.can_pstats = kzalloc(sizeof(struct s_pstats), GFP_KERNEL);
+
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROC_FS))
 		can_init_proc(net);
 
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.h b/net/can/af_can.h
index f273c9d9b129..10d46bd2e9ea 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.h
+++ b/net/can/af_can.h
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ struct s_pstats {
 	unsigned long rcv_entries_max;
 };
 
-/* receive filters subscribed for 'all' CAN devices */
-extern struct dev_rcv_lists can_rx_alldev_list;
-
 /* function prototypes for the CAN networklayer procfs (proc.c) */
 void can_init_proc(struct net *net);
 void can_remove_proc(struct net *net);
@@ -120,8 +117,5 @@ void can_stat_update(unsigned long data);
 
 /* structures and variables from af_can.c needed in proc.c for reading */
 extern struct timer_list can_stattimer;    /* timer for statistics update */
-extern struct s_stats    can_stats;        /* packet statistics */
-extern struct s_pstats   can_pstats;       /* receive list statistics */
-extern struct hlist_head can_rx_dev_list;  /* rx dispatcher structures */
 
 #endif /* AF_CAN_H */