diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/l2tp.h b/include/uapi/linux/l2tp.h
index 3386a99..4bd27d0 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/l2tp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/l2tp.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
 	L2TP_ATTR_RX_SEQ_DISCARDS,	/* u64 */
 	L2TP_ATTR_RX_OOS_PACKETS,	/* u64 */
 	L2TP_ATTR_RX_ERRORS,		/* u64 */
+	L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD,
 	__L2TP_ATTR_STATS_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
index 24ed2e87..1d02e8d 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
@@ -346,22 +346,30 @@
 	if (nest == NULL)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	if (nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_TX_PACKETS,
-		    atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.tx_packets)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_TX_BYTES,
-		    atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.tx_bytes)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_TX_ERRORS,
-		    atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.tx_errors)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_PACKETS,
-		    atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.rx_packets)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_BYTES,
-		    atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.rx_bytes)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_SEQ_DISCARDS,
-		    atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.rx_seq_discards)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_OOS_PACKETS,
-		    atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.rx_oos_packets)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_ERRORS,
-		    atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.rx_errors)))
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_TX_PACKETS,
+			      atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.tx_packets),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_TX_BYTES,
+			      atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.tx_bytes),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_TX_ERRORS,
+			      atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.tx_errors),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_PACKETS,
+			      atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.rx_packets),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_BYTES,
+			      atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.rx_bytes),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_SEQ_DISCARDS,
+			      atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.rx_seq_discards),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_OOS_PACKETS,
+			      atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.rx_oos_packets),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_ERRORS,
+			      atomic_long_read(&tunnel->stats.rx_errors),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
 
@@ -754,22 +762,30 @@
 	if (nest == NULL)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	if (nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_TX_PACKETS,
-		atomic_long_read(&session->stats.tx_packets)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_TX_BYTES,
-		atomic_long_read(&session->stats.tx_bytes)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_TX_ERRORS,
-		atomic_long_read(&session->stats.tx_errors)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_PACKETS,
-		atomic_long_read(&session->stats.rx_packets)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_BYTES,
-		atomic_long_read(&session->stats.rx_bytes)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_SEQ_DISCARDS,
-		atomic_long_read(&session->stats.rx_seq_discards)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_OOS_PACKETS,
-		atomic_long_read(&session->stats.rx_oos_packets)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_ERRORS,
-		atomic_long_read(&session->stats.rx_errors)))
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_TX_PACKETS,
+			      atomic_long_read(&session->stats.tx_packets),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_TX_BYTES,
+			      atomic_long_read(&session->stats.tx_bytes),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_TX_ERRORS,
+			      atomic_long_read(&session->stats.tx_errors),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_PACKETS,
+			      atomic_long_read(&session->stats.rx_packets),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_BYTES,
+			      atomic_long_read(&session->stats.rx_bytes),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_SEQ_DISCARDS,
+			      atomic_long_read(&session->stats.rx_seq_discards),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_OOS_PACKETS,
+			      atomic_long_read(&session->stats.rx_oos_packets),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, L2TP_ATTR_RX_ERRORS,
+			      atomic_long_read(&session->stats.rx_errors),
+			      L2TP_ATTR_STATS_PAD))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nest);