diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 150b4923fb72..a7a5790e28e4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -647,8 +647,6 @@ int ip6_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		*prevhdr = NEXTHDR_FRAGMENT;
 		tmp_hdr = kmemdup(skb_network_header(skb), hlen, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!tmp_hdr) {
-			IP6_INC_STATS(net, ip6_dst_idev(skb_dst(skb)),
-				      IPSTATS_MIB_FRAGFAILS);
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto fail;
 		}
@@ -767,8 +765,6 @@ slow_path:
 		frag = alloc_skb(len + hlen + sizeof(struct frag_hdr) +
 				 hroom + troom, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!frag) {
-			IP6_INC_STATS(net, ip6_dst_idev(skb_dst(skb)),
-				      IPSTATS_MIB_FRAGFAILS);
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto fail;
 		}