diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index 81e7fcced4b98173ffeb74392f50f73593979dd8..ea8cdf8e4be8b6696e57d1404ca3a19725ee9396 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ ppp_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
  outf:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
-	++ppp->dev->stats.tx_dropped;
+	++dev->stats.tx_dropped;
 	return 0;
 }