diff --git a/net/atm/lec.c b/net/atm/lec.c
index d98bde1a0ac8ffafb95ef961382a51e2d2c179cb..181d70c73d708bd730f49e4b61f88ac72e373a20 100644
--- a/net/atm/lec.c
+++ b/net/atm/lec.c
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ static unsigned char *get_tr_dst(unsigned char *packet, unsigned char *rdesc)
 static int lec_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	netif_start_queue(dev);
-	memset(&dev->stats, 0, sizeof(struct net_device_stats));
 
 	return 0;
 }