diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 874cec75a818..4f636f7b0555 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -113,26 +113,18 @@ static int br_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int err;
 
-	dev->tstats = netdev_alloc_pcpu_stats(struct pcpu_sw_netstats);
-	if (!dev->tstats)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	err = br_fdb_hash_init(br);
-	if (err) {
-		free_percpu(dev->tstats);
+	if (err)
 		return err;
-	}
 
 	err = br_mdb_hash_init(br);
 	if (err) {
-		free_percpu(dev->tstats);
 		br_fdb_hash_fini(br);
 		return err;
 	}
 
 	err = br_vlan_init(br);
 	if (err) {
-		free_percpu(dev->tstats);
 		br_mdb_hash_fini(br);
 		br_fdb_hash_fini(br);
 		return err;
@@ -140,7 +132,6 @@ static int br_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	err = br_multicast_init_stats(br);
 	if (err) {
-		free_percpu(dev->tstats);
 		br_vlan_flush(br);
 		br_mdb_hash_fini(br);
 		br_fdb_hash_fini(br);
@@ -159,7 +150,6 @@ static void br_dev_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 	br_vlan_flush(br);
 	br_mdb_hash_fini(br);
 	br_fdb_hash_fini(br);
-	free_percpu(dev->tstats);
 }
 
 static int br_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -496,6 +486,7 @@ void br_dev_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->hw_features = COMMON_FEATURES | NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_TX |
 			   NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_STAG_TX;
 	dev->vlan_features = COMMON_FEATURES;
+	dev->pcpu_stat_type = NETDEV_PCPU_STAT_TSTATS;
 
 	br->dev = dev;
 	spin_lock_init(&br->lock);