diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index c698cec0a44541b330d71420bfa09468c512034f..fabb4fafa281ce9bf2dfc73a7d32776beb7fe215 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -961,7 +961,10 @@ static int packet_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 
 drop_n_acct:
-	po->stats.tp_drops = atomic_inc_return(&sk->sk_drops);
+	spin_lock(&sk->sk_receive_queue.lock);
+	po->stats.tp_drops++;
+	atomic_inc(&sk->sk_drops);
+	spin_unlock(&sk->sk_receive_queue.lock);
 
 drop_n_restore:
 	if (skb_head != skb->data && skb_shared(skb)) {