diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index bbd8e959137d..7d8543e877b4 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ int can_send(struct sk_buff *skb, int loop)
 		netif_rx(newskb);
 
 	/* update statistics */
-	atomic_long_inc(&pkg_stats->tx_frames);
-	atomic_long_inc(&pkg_stats->tx_frames_delta);
+	pkg_stats->tx_frames++;
+	pkg_stats->tx_frames_delta++;
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@ static void can_receive(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	int matches;
 
 	/* update statistics */
-	atomic_long_inc(&pkg_stats->rx_frames);
-	atomic_long_inc(&pkg_stats->rx_frames_delta);
+	pkg_stats->rx_frames++;
+	pkg_stats->rx_frames_delta++;
 
 	/* create non-zero unique skb identifier together with *skb */
 	while (!(can_skb_prv(skb)->skbcnt))
@@ -670,8 +670,8 @@ static void can_receive(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	consume_skb(skb);
 
 	if (matches > 0) {
-		atomic_long_inc(&pkg_stats->matches);
-		atomic_long_inc(&pkg_stats->matches_delta);
+		pkg_stats->matches++;
+		pkg_stats->matches_delta++;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.h b/net/can/af_can.h
index 22f3352c77fe..7c2d9161e224 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.h
+++ b/net/can/af_can.h
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ struct receiver {
 struct can_pkg_stats {
 	unsigned long jiffies_init;
 
-	atomic_long_t rx_frames;
-	atomic_long_t tx_frames;
-	atomic_long_t matches;
+	unsigned long rx_frames;
+	unsigned long tx_frames;
+	unsigned long matches;
 
 	unsigned long total_rx_rate;
 	unsigned long total_tx_rate;
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ struct can_pkg_stats {
 	unsigned long max_tx_rate;
 	unsigned long max_rx_match_ratio;
 
-	atomic_long_t rx_frames_delta;
-	atomic_long_t tx_frames_delta;
-	atomic_long_t matches_delta;
+	unsigned long rx_frames_delta;
+	unsigned long tx_frames_delta;
+	unsigned long matches_delta;
 };
 
 /* persistent statistics */
diff --git a/net/can/proc.c b/net/can/proc.c
index 25fdf060e30d..bbce97825f13 100644
--- a/net/can/proc.c
+++ b/net/can/proc.c
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ void can_stat_update(struct timer_list *t)
 	struct can_pkg_stats *pkg_stats = net->can.pkg_stats;
 	unsigned long j = jiffies; /* snapshot */
 
-	long rx_frames = atomic_long_read(&pkg_stats->rx_frames);
-	long tx_frames = atomic_long_read(&pkg_stats->tx_frames);
-	long matches = atomic_long_read(&pkg_stats->matches);
-	long rx_frames_delta = atomic_long_read(&pkg_stats->rx_frames_delta);
-	long tx_frames_delta = atomic_long_read(&pkg_stats->tx_frames_delta);
-	long matches_delta = atomic_long_read(&pkg_stats->matches_delta);
-
 	/* restart counting in timer context on user request */
 	if (user_reset)
 		can_init_stats(net);
@@ -134,33 +127,35 @@ void can_stat_update(struct timer_list *t)
 		can_init_stats(net);
 
 	/* prevent overflow in calc_rate() */
-	if (rx_frames > (LONG_MAX / HZ))
+	if (pkg_stats->rx_frames > (ULONG_MAX / HZ))
 		can_init_stats(net);
 
 	/* prevent overflow in calc_rate() */
-	if (tx_frames > (LONG_MAX / HZ))
+	if (pkg_stats->tx_frames > (ULONG_MAX / HZ))
 		can_init_stats(net);
 
 	/* matches overflow - very improbable */
-	if (matches > (LONG_MAX / 100))
+	if (pkg_stats->matches > (ULONG_MAX / 100))
 		can_init_stats(net);
 
 	/* calc total values */
-	if (rx_frames)
-		pkg_stats->total_rx_match_ratio = (matches * 100) / rx_frames;
+	if (pkg_stats->rx_frames)
+		pkg_stats->total_rx_match_ratio = (pkg_stats->matches * 100) /
+			pkg_stats->rx_frames;
 
 	pkg_stats->total_tx_rate = calc_rate(pkg_stats->jiffies_init, j,
-					    tx_frames);
+					    pkg_stats->tx_frames);
 	pkg_stats->total_rx_rate = calc_rate(pkg_stats->jiffies_init, j,
-					    rx_frames);
+					    pkg_stats->rx_frames);
 
 	/* calc current values */
-	if (rx_frames_delta)
+	if (pkg_stats->rx_frames_delta)
 		pkg_stats->current_rx_match_ratio =
-			(matches_delta * 100) /	rx_frames_delta;
+			(pkg_stats->matches_delta * 100) /
+			pkg_stats->rx_frames_delta;
 
-	pkg_stats->current_tx_rate = calc_rate(0, HZ, tx_frames_delta);
-	pkg_stats->current_rx_rate = calc_rate(0, HZ, rx_frames_delta);
+	pkg_stats->current_tx_rate = calc_rate(0, HZ, pkg_stats->tx_frames_delta);
+	pkg_stats->current_rx_rate = calc_rate(0, HZ, pkg_stats->rx_frames_delta);
 
 	/* check / update maximum values */
 	if (pkg_stats->max_tx_rate < pkg_stats->current_tx_rate)
@@ -173,9 +168,9 @@ void can_stat_update(struct timer_list *t)
 		pkg_stats->max_rx_match_ratio = pkg_stats->current_rx_match_ratio;
 
 	/* clear values for 'current rate' calculation */
-	atomic_long_set(&pkg_stats->tx_frames_delta, 0);
-	atomic_long_set(&pkg_stats->rx_frames_delta, 0);
-	atomic_long_set(&pkg_stats->matches_delta, 0);
+	pkg_stats->tx_frames_delta = 0;
+	pkg_stats->rx_frames_delta = 0;
+	pkg_stats->matches_delta   = 0;
 
 	/* restart timer (one second) */
 	mod_timer(&net->can.stattimer, round_jiffies(jiffies + HZ));
@@ -219,12 +214,9 @@ static int can_stats_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	struct can_rcv_lists_stats *rcv_lists_stats = net->can.rcv_lists_stats;
 
 	seq_putc(m, '\n');
-	seq_printf(m, " %8ld transmitted frames (TXF)\n",
-		   atomic_long_read(&pkg_stats->tx_frames));
-	seq_printf(m, " %8ld received frames (RXF)\n",
-		   atomic_long_read(&pkg_stats->rx_frames));
-	seq_printf(m, " %8ld matched frames (RXMF)\n",
-		   atomic_long_read(&pkg_stats->matches));
+	seq_printf(m, " %8ld transmitted frames (TXF)\n", pkg_stats->tx_frames);
+	seq_printf(m, " %8ld received frames (RXF)\n", pkg_stats->rx_frames);
+	seq_printf(m, " %8ld matched frames (RXMF)\n", pkg_stats->matches);
 
 	seq_putc(m, '\n');