diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
index 9f107798f904b4e6771930d469b43082419df5d6..25a4d7d0b3498fb0a76bf504c66fd107434d58a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@ static int sja1000_err(struct net_device *dev, uint8_t isrc, uint8_t status)
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "arbitration lost interrupt\n");
 		alc = priv->read_reg(priv, SJA1000_ALC);
 		priv->can.can_stats.arbitration_lost++;
-		stats->tx_errors++;
 		cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_LOSTARB;
 		cf->data[0] = alc & 0x1f;
 	}