diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index a17d85a..ac24c27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -137,10 +137,16 @@
 
 static int loopback_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	int i;
 	dev->lstats = alloc_percpu(struct pcpu_lstats);
 	if (!dev->lstats)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
+		struct pcpu_lstats *lb_stats;
+		lb_stats = per_cpu_ptr(dev->lstats, i);
+		u64_stats_init(&lb_stats->syncp);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }