diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index cd410a87517b..bf50829d9255 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -294,8 +294,7 @@ static inline void tcf_exts_put_net(struct tcf_exts *exts)
 
 static inline void
 tcf_exts_hw_stats_update(const struct tcf_exts *exts,
-			 u64 bytes, u64 packets, u64 drops, u64 lastuse,
-			 u8 used_hw_stats, bool used_hw_stats_valid)
+			 struct flow_stats *stats)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
 	int i;
@@ -306,12 +305,12 @@ tcf_exts_hw_stats_update(const struct tcf_exts *exts,
 		/* if stats from hw, just skip */
 		if (tcf_action_update_hw_stats(a)) {
 			preempt_disable();
-			tcf_action_stats_update(a, bytes, packets, drops,
-						lastuse, true);
+			tcf_action_stats_update(a, stats->bytes, stats->pkts, stats->drops,
+						stats->lastused, true);
 			preempt_enable();
 
-			a->used_hw_stats = used_hw_stats;
-			a->used_hw_stats_valid = used_hw_stats_valid;
+			a->used_hw_stats = stats->used_hw_stats;
+			a->used_hw_stats_valid = stats->used_hw_stats_valid;
 		}
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flower.c b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
index 0b15698b3531..cb04739a13ce 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flower.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
@@ -502,12 +502,7 @@ static void fl_hw_update_stats(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct cls_fl_filter *f,
 	tc_setup_cb_call(block, TC_SETUP_CLSFLOWER, &cls_flower, false,
 			 rtnl_held);
 
-	tcf_exts_hw_stats_update(&f->exts, cls_flower.stats.bytes,
-				 cls_flower.stats.pkts,
-				 cls_flower.stats.drops,
-				 cls_flower.stats.lastused,
-				 cls_flower.stats.used_hw_stats,
-				 cls_flower.stats.used_hw_stats_valid);
+	tcf_exts_hw_stats_update(&f->exts, &cls_flower.stats);
 }
 
 static void __fl_put(struct cls_fl_filter *f)
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_matchall.c b/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
index 705f63da2c21..b3883d3d4dbd 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
@@ -331,11 +331,7 @@ static void mall_stats_hw_filter(struct tcf_proto *tp,
 
 	tc_setup_cb_call(block, TC_SETUP_CLSMATCHALL, &cls_mall, false, true);
 
-	tcf_exts_hw_stats_update(&head->exts, cls_mall.stats.bytes,
-				 cls_mall.stats.pkts, cls_mall.stats.drops,
-				 cls_mall.stats.lastused,
-				 cls_mall.stats.used_hw_stats,
-				 cls_mall.stats.used_hw_stats_valid);
+	tcf_exts_hw_stats_update(&head->exts, &cls_mall.stats);
 }
 
 static int mall_dump(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp, void *fh,