diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 2a59034a5fa2..03bb584c62cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2904,9 +2904,9 @@ struct pcpu_sw_netstats {
 struct pcpu_dstats {
 	u64_stats_t		rx_packets;
 	u64_stats_t		rx_bytes;
-	u64_stats_t		rx_drops;
 	u64_stats_t		tx_packets;
 	u64_stats_t		tx_bytes;
+	u64_stats_t		rx_drops;
 	u64_stats_t		tx_drops;
 	struct u64_stats_sync	syncp;
 } __aligned(8 * sizeof(u64));
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index c0021cbd28fc..b91658e8aedb 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -11286,6 +11286,20 @@ struct rtnl_link_stats64 *dev_get_stats(struct net_device *dev,
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
 	const struct net_device_core_stats __percpu *p;
 
+	/*
+	 * IPv{4,6} and udp tunnels share common stat helpers and use
+	 * different stat type (NETDEV_PCPU_STAT_TSTATS vs
+	 * NETDEV_PCPU_STAT_DSTATS). Ensure the accounting is consistent.
+	 */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct pcpu_sw_netstats, rx_bytes) !=
+		     offsetof(struct pcpu_dstats, rx_bytes));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct pcpu_sw_netstats, rx_packets) !=
+		     offsetof(struct pcpu_dstats, rx_packets));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct pcpu_sw_netstats, tx_bytes) !=
+		     offsetof(struct pcpu_dstats, tx_bytes));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct pcpu_sw_netstats, tx_packets) !=
+		     offsetof(struct pcpu_dstats, tx_packets));
+
 	if (ops->ndo_get_stats64) {
 		memset(storage, 0, sizeof(*storage));
 		ops->ndo_get_stats64(dev, storage);