diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sun4i_can.c b/drivers/net/can/sun4i_can.c
index e2c6cf4b2228f0eeb0752a35d54275a7f2acefed..b3f2f4fe5ee041e954ec503dcb014fc19896aba1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sun4i_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sun4i_can.c
@@ -604,7 +604,6 @@ static int sun4i_can_err(struct net_device *dev, u8 isrc, u8 status)
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "arbitration lost interrupt\n");
 		alc = readl(priv->base + SUN4I_REG_STA_ADDR);
 		priv->can.can_stats.arbitration_lost++;
-		stats->tx_errors++;
 		if (likely(skb)) {
 			cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_LOSTARB;
 			cf->data[0] = (alc >> 8) & 0x1f;