diff --git a/drivers/net/ifb.c b/drivers/net/ifb.c
index a3bed28..c14d39b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ifb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ifb.c
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
 static int __init ifb_init_one(int index)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev_ifb;
+	struct ifb_private *dp;
 	int err;
 
 	dev_ifb = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct ifb_private),
@@ -273,6 +274,10 @@
 	if (!dev_ifb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	dp = netdev_priv(dev_ifb);
+	u64_stats_init(&dp->rsync);
+	u64_stats_init(&dp->tsync);
+
 	dev_ifb->rtnl_link_ops = &ifb_link_ops;
 	err = register_netdevice(dev_ifb);
 	if (err < 0)