diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
index 2a28807..9474391 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
@@ -1443,6 +1443,9 @@
 			if (unlikely(netif_msg_tx_done(sky2)))
 				printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: tx done %u\n",
 				       dev->name, idx);
+			sky2->net_stats.tx_packets++;
+			sky2->net_stats.tx_bytes += re->skb->len;
+
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(re->skb);
 		}
 
@@ -2065,6 +2068,8 @@
 				goto force_update;
 
 			skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);
+			sky2->net_stats.rx_packets++;
+			sky2->net_stats.rx_bytes += skb->len;
 			dev->last_rx = jiffies;
 
 #ifdef SKY2_VLAN_TAG_USED
@@ -2790,25 +2795,9 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/* Use hardware MIB variables for critical path statistics and
- * transmit feedback not reported at interrupt.
- * Other errors are accounted for in interrupt handler.
- */
 static struct net_device_stats *sky2_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct sky2_port *sky2 = netdev_priv(dev);
-	u64 data[13];
-
-	sky2_phy_stats(sky2, data, ARRAY_SIZE(data));
-
-	sky2->net_stats.tx_bytes = data[0];
-	sky2->net_stats.rx_bytes = data[1];
-	sky2->net_stats.tx_packets = data[2] + data[4] + data[6];
-	sky2->net_stats.rx_packets = data[3] + data[5] + data[7];
-	sky2->net_stats.multicast = data[3] + data[5];
-	sky2->net_stats.collisions = data[10];
-	sky2->net_stats.tx_aborted_errors = data[12];
-
 	return &sky2->net_stats;
 }