diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 8cba3d852f251c..65863e5122279c 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -7253,24 +7253,31 @@ void netdev_run_todo(void)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Convert net_device_stats to rtnl_link_stats64.  They have the same
- * fields in the same order, with only the type differing.
+/* Convert net_device_stats to rtnl_link_stats64. rtnl_link_stats64 has
+ * all the same fields in the same order as net_device_stats, with only
+ * the type differing, but rtnl_link_stats64 may have additional fields
+ * at the end for newer counters.
  */
 void netdev_stats_to_stats64(struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats64,
 			     const struct net_device_stats *netdev_stats)
 {
 #if BITS_PER_LONG == 64
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*stats64) != sizeof(*netdev_stats));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*stats64) < sizeof(*netdev_stats));
 	memcpy(stats64, netdev_stats, sizeof(*stats64));
+	/* zero out counters that only exist in rtnl_link_stats64 */
+	memset((char *)stats64 + sizeof(*netdev_stats), 0,
+	       sizeof(*stats64) - sizeof(*netdev_stats));
 #else
-	size_t i, n = sizeof(*stats64) / sizeof(u64);
+	size_t i, n = sizeof(*netdev_stats) / sizeof(unsigned long);
 	const unsigned long *src = (const unsigned long *)netdev_stats;
 	u64 *dst = (u64 *)stats64;
 
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*netdev_stats) / sizeof(unsigned long) !=
-		     sizeof(*stats64) / sizeof(u64));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(n > sizeof(*stats64) / sizeof(u64));
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
 		dst[i] = src[i];
+	/* zero out counters that only exist in rtnl_link_stats64 */
+	memset((char *)stats64 + n * sizeof(u64), 0,
+	       sizeof(*stats64) - n * sizeof(u64));
 #endif
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_stats_to_stats64);