diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index 1e6324f0d4ef..24e48af7e8f7 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ static inline int qdisc_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 }
 
 static inline void _bstats_update(struct gnet_stats_basic_sync *bstats,
-				  __u64 bytes, __u32 packets)
+				  __u64 bytes, __u64 packets)
 {
 	u64_stats_update_begin(&bstats->syncp);
 	u64_stats_add(&bstats->bytes, bytes);