diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/io.c b/drivers/net/ovpn/io.c
index f70c58b10599..955c9a37e1f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ovpn/io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/io.c
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ netdev_tx_t ovpn_net_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	struct ovpn_priv *ovpn = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct sk_buff *segments, *curr, *next;
 	struct sk_buff_head skb_list;
+	unsigned int tx_bytes = 0;
 	struct ovpn_peer *peer;
 	__be16 proto;
 	int ret;
@@ -414,6 +415,8 @@ netdev_tx_t ovpn_net_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		/* only count what we actually send */
+		tx_bytes += curr->len;
 		__skb_queue_tail(&skb_list, curr);
 	}
 
@@ -426,7 +429,7 @@ netdev_tx_t ovpn_net_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 	skb_list.prev->next = NULL;
 
-	ovpn_peer_stats_increment_tx(&peer->vpn_stats, skb_list.next->len);
+	ovpn_peer_stats_increment_tx(&peer->vpn_stats, tx_bytes);
 	ovpn_send(ovpn, skb_list.next, peer);
 
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;