diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
index d909c4160ea1..4c9cc96dcec3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/ptp_mock.h>
-#include <linux/u64_stats_sync.h>
 #include <net/devlink.h>
 #include <net/udp_tunnel.h>
 #include <net/xdp.h>
@@ -115,11 +114,10 @@ struct netdevsim {
 	int rq_reset_mode;
 
 	struct {
-		u64_stats_t rx_packets;
-		u64_stats_t rx_bytes;
-		u64_stats_t tx_packets;
-		u64_stats_t tx_bytes;
-		struct u64_stats_sync syncp;
+		atomic64_t rx_packets;
+		atomic64_t rx_bytes;
+		atomic64_t tx_packets;
+		atomic64_t tx_bytes;
 		struct psp_dev __rcu *dev;
 		struct dentry *rereg;
 		struct mutex rereg_lock;
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/psp.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/psp.c
index c6c1acaa99a3..59c990fdc79e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/psp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/psp.c
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@ nsim_do_psp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netdevsim *ns,
 	}
 
 	psp_len = skb->len - skb_inner_transport_offset(skb);
-	u64_stats_update_begin(&ns->psp.syncp);
-	u64_stats_inc(&ns->psp.tx_packets);
-	u64_stats_add(&ns->psp.tx_bytes, psp_len);
-	u64_stats_update_end(&ns->psp.syncp);
+	atomic64_inc(&ns->psp.tx_packets);
+	atomic64_add(psp_len, &ns->psp.tx_bytes);
 
 	/* Now pretend we just received this frame */
 	peer_psd = rcu_dereference(peer_ns->psp.dev);
@@ -79,10 +77,8 @@ nsim_do_psp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netdevsim *ns,
 		refcount_inc(&(*psp_ext)->refcnt);
 		skb->decrypted = 1;
 
-		u64_stats_update_begin(&peer_ns->psp.syncp);
-		u64_stats_inc(&peer_ns->psp.rx_packets);
-		u64_stats_add(&peer_ns->psp.rx_bytes, psp_len);
-		u64_stats_update_end(&peer_ns->psp.syncp);
+		atomic64_inc(&peer_ns->psp.rx_packets);
+		atomic64_add(psp_len, &peer_ns->psp.rx_bytes);
 	} else {
 		struct ipv6hdr *ip6h __maybe_unused;
 		struct iphdr *iph;
@@ -191,20 +187,16 @@ static void nsim_assoc_del(struct psp_dev *psd, struct psp_assoc *pas)
 static void nsim_get_stats(struct psp_dev *psd, struct psp_dev_stats *stats)
 {
 	struct netdevsim *ns = psd->drv_priv;
-	unsigned int start;
 
 	/* WARNING: do *not* blindly zero stats in real drivers!
 	 * All required stats must be reported by the device!
 	 */
 	memset(stats, 0, sizeof(struct psp_dev_stats));
 
-	do {
-		start = u64_stats_fetch_begin(&ns->psp.syncp);
-		stats->rx_bytes = u64_stats_read(&ns->psp.rx_bytes);
-		stats->rx_packets = u64_stats_read(&ns->psp.rx_packets);
-		stats->tx_bytes = u64_stats_read(&ns->psp.tx_bytes);
-		stats->tx_packets = u64_stats_read(&ns->psp.tx_packets);
-	} while (u64_stats_fetch_retry(&ns->psp.syncp, start));
+	stats->rx_bytes = atomic64_read(&ns->psp.rx_bytes);
+	stats->rx_packets = atomic64_read(&ns->psp.rx_packets);
+	stats->tx_bytes = atomic64_read(&ns->psp.tx_bytes);
+	stats->tx_packets = atomic64_read(&ns->psp.tx_packets);
 }
 
 static struct psp_dev_ops nsim_psp_ops = {