diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ac15c1fef..cbd6dbb7b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -676,6 +676,9 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([strlcat],
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STRLCAT,1,[Have strlcat]),
 	AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_STRLCAT, false))
 
+# HAVE_STRUCT_RTNL_LINK_STATS64={0,1}
+AC_CHECK_TYPES([struct rtnl_link_stats64], [], [], [[#include <linux/if_link.h>]])
+
 # Check for some libraries
 AX_PTHREAD
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(clock_gettime, [rt])
diff --git a/src/include/netns_ifaddrs.c b/src/include/netns_ifaddrs.c
index f108ea8c0..855d71607 100644
--- a/src/include/netns_ifaddrs.c
+++ b/src/include/netns_ifaddrs.c
@@ -177,7 +177,11 @@ static int nl_msg_to_ifaddr(void *pctx, bool *netnsid_aware, struct nlmsghdr *h)
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wcast-align"
 		for (rta = __NLMSG_RTA(h, sizeof(*ifi)); __NLMSG_RTAOK(rta, h);
 		     rta = __RTA_NEXT(rta)) {
+#if HAVE_STRUCT_RTNL_LINK_STATS64
+			if (rta->rta_type != IFLA_STATS64)
+#else
 			if (rta->rta_type != IFLA_STATS)
+#endif
 				continue;
 
 			stats_len = __RTA_DATALEN(rta);
@@ -226,11 +230,19 @@ static int nl_msg_to_ifaddr(void *pctx, bool *netnsid_aware, struct nlmsghdr *h)
 					    __RTA_DATA(rta), __RTA_DATALEN(rta),
 					    ifi->ifi_index, ifi->ifi_type);
 				break;
-			case IFLA_STATS:
-				ifs->ifa.ifa_data = (void *)(ifs + 1);
-				memcpy(ifs->ifa.ifa_data, __RTA_DATA(rta),
+#if HAVE_STRUCT_RTNL_LINK_STATS64
+			case IFLA_STATS64:
+				ifs->ifa.ifa_stats_type = IFLA_STATS64;
+				memcpy(&ifs->ifa.ifa_stats64, __RTA_DATA(rta),
 				       __RTA_DATALEN(rta));
 				break;
+#else
+			case IFLA_STATS:
+				ifs->ifa.ifa_stats_type = IFLA_STATS;
+				memcpy(&ifs->ifa.ifa_stats32, __RTA_DATA(rta),
+				       __RTA_DATALEN(rta));
+				break;
+#endif
 			case IFLA_MTU:
 				memcpy(&ifs->ifa.ifa_mtu, __RTA_DATA(rta),
 				       sizeof(int));
diff --git a/src/include/netns_ifaddrs.h b/src/include/netns_ifaddrs.h
index bfecbc099..4ab7f46c7 100644
--- a/src/include/netns_ifaddrs.h
+++ b/src/include/netns_ifaddrs.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include <features.h>
+#include <linux/if_link.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -37,8 +38,10 @@ struct netns_ifaddrs {
 		struct sockaddr *ifu_dstaddr;
 	} ifa_ifu;
 
-	/* If you don't know what this is for don't touch it. */
-	void *ifa_data;
+	/* These fields are not present struct ifaddrs. */
+	int ifa_stats_type;
+	struct rtnl_link_stats ifa_stats32;
+	struct rtnl_link_stats64 ifa_stats64;
 };
 
 #define __ifa_broadaddr ifa_ifu.ifu_broadaddr
diff --git a/src/lxc/macro.h b/src/lxc/macro.h
index 471e34f4e..baee5ae8a 100644
--- a/src/lxc/macro.h
+++ b/src/lxc/macro.h
@@ -283,6 +283,13 @@ extern int __build_bug_on_failed;
 #define IFA_TARGET_NETNSID 10
 #endif
 
+#ifndef IFLA_STATS
+#define IFLA_STATS 7
+#endif
+
+#ifndef IFLA_STATS64
+#define IFLA_STATS64 23
+#endif
 
 #ifndef RTM_NEWNSID
 #define RTM_NEWNSID 88