diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index e22d336679d1..54b19977fb67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -2999,9 +2999,9 @@ static void macsec_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev,
 		s->tx_bytes   += tmp.tx_bytes;
 	}
 
-	s->rx_dropped = atomic_long_read(&dev->stats.__rx_dropped);
-	s->tx_dropped = atomic_long_read(&dev->stats.__tx_dropped);
-	s->rx_errors = atomic_long_read(&dev->stats.__rx_errors);
+	s->rx_dropped = DEV_STATS_READ(dev, rx_dropped);
+	s->tx_dropped = DEV_STATS_READ(dev, tx_dropped);
+	s->rx_errors = DEV_STATS_READ(dev, rx_errors);
 }
 
 static int macsec_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 744017475b1d..ac87fcc4d44b 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -4853,5 +4853,6 @@ do {								\
 #define DEV_STATS_INC(DEV, FIELD) atomic_long_inc(&(DEV)->stats.__##FIELD)
 #define DEV_STATS_ADD(DEV, FIELD, VAL) 	\
 		atomic_long_add((VAL), &(DEV)->stats.__##FIELD)
+#define DEV_STATS_READ(DEV, FIELD) atomic_long_read(&(DEV)->stats.__##FIELD)
 
 #endif	/* _LINUX_NETDEVICE_H */