1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index ae5f11c8fc13..bdadf3e23c94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t bpq_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
         unsigned char *ptr;
         struct bpqdev *bpq;
+        struct net_device *orig_dev;
         int size;
 
         /*
@@ -282,8 +283,9 @@ static netdev_tx_t bpq_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
         bpq = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+        orig_dev = dev;
         if ((dev = bpq_get_ether_dev(dev)) == NULL) {
-                dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
+                orig_dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
                 kfree_skb(skb);
                 return NETDEV_TX_OK;
         }