diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 52653e234a20..f3752b254965 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -264,6 +264,30 @@ static struct xdp_frame *ptr_to_xdp(void *ptr)
 	return (struct xdp_frame *)((unsigned long)ptr & ~VIRTIO_XDP_FLAG);
 }
 
+static void __free_old_xmit(struct send_queue *sq, bool in_napi,
+			    struct virtnet_sq_stats *stats)
+{
+	unsigned int len;
+	void *ptr;
+
+	while ((ptr = virtqueue_get_buf(sq->vq, &len)) != NULL) {
+		if (likely(!is_xdp_frame(ptr))) {
+			struct sk_buff *skb = ptr;
+
+			pr_debug("Sent skb %p\n", skb);
+
+			stats->bytes += skb->len;
+			napi_consume_skb(skb, in_napi);
+		} else {
+			struct xdp_frame *frame = ptr_to_xdp(ptr);
+
+			stats->bytes += frame->len;
+			xdp_return_frame(frame);
+		}
+		stats->packets++;
+	}
+}
+
 /* Converting between virtqueue no. and kernel tx/rx queue no.
  * 0:rx0 1:tx0 2:rx1 3:tx1 ... 2N:rxN 2N+1:txN 2N+2:cvq
  */
@@ -525,15 +549,12 @@ static int virtnet_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev,
 			    int n, struct xdp_frame **frames, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct virtnet_sq_stats stats = {};
 	struct receive_queue *rq = vi->rq;
 	struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog;
 	struct send_queue *sq;
-	unsigned int len;
-	int packets = 0;
-	int bytes = 0;
 	int nxmit = 0;
 	int kicks = 0;
-	void *ptr;
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
@@ -552,20 +573,7 @@ static int virtnet_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	/* Free up any pending old buffers before queueing new ones. */
-	while ((ptr = virtqueue_get_buf(sq->vq, &len)) != NULL) {
-		if (likely(is_xdp_frame(ptr))) {
-			struct xdp_frame *frame = ptr_to_xdp(ptr);
-
-			bytes += frame->len;
-			xdp_return_frame(frame);
-		} else {
-			struct sk_buff *skb = ptr;
-
-			bytes += skb->len;
-			napi_consume_skb(skb, false);
-		}
-		packets++;
-	}
+	__free_old_xmit(sq, false, &stats);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		struct xdp_frame *xdpf = frames[i];
@@ -582,8 +590,8 @@ static int virtnet_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 out:
 	u64_stats_update_begin(&sq->stats.syncp);
-	sq->stats.bytes += bytes;
-	sq->stats.packets += packets;
+	sq->stats.bytes += stats.bytes;
+	sq->stats.packets += stats.packets;
 	sq->stats.xdp_tx += n;
 	sq->stats.xdp_tx_drops += n - nxmit;
 	sq->stats.kicks += kicks;
@@ -1406,39 +1414,21 @@ static int virtnet_receive(struct receive_queue *rq, int budget,
 	return stats.packets;
 }
 
-static void free_old_xmit_skbs(struct send_queue *sq, bool in_napi)
+static void free_old_xmit(struct send_queue *sq, bool in_napi)
 {
-	unsigned int len;
-	unsigned int packets = 0;
-	unsigned int bytes = 0;
-	void *ptr;
-
-	while ((ptr = virtqueue_get_buf(sq->vq, &len)) != NULL) {
-		if (likely(!is_xdp_frame(ptr))) {
-			struct sk_buff *skb = ptr;
-
-			pr_debug("Sent skb %p\n", skb);
+	struct virtnet_sq_stats stats = {};
 
-			bytes += skb->len;
-			napi_consume_skb(skb, in_napi);
-		} else {
-			struct xdp_frame *frame = ptr_to_xdp(ptr);
-
-			bytes += frame->len;
-			xdp_return_frame(frame);
-		}
-		packets++;
-	}
+	__free_old_xmit(sq, in_napi, &stats);
 
 	/* Avoid overhead when no packets have been processed
 	 * happens when called speculatively from start_xmit.
 	 */
-	if (!packets)
+	if (!stats.packets)
 		return;
 
 	u64_stats_update_begin(&sq->stats.syncp);
-	sq->stats.bytes += bytes;
-	sq->stats.packets += packets;
+	sq->stats.bytes += stats.bytes;
+	sq->stats.packets += stats.packets;
 	u64_stats_update_end(&sq->stats.syncp);
 }
 
@@ -1463,7 +1453,7 @@ static void virtnet_poll_cleantx(struct receive_queue *rq)
 		return;
 
 	if (__netif_tx_trylock(txq)) {
-		free_old_xmit_skbs(sq, true);
+		free_old_xmit(sq, true);
 		__netif_tx_unlock(txq);
 	}
 
@@ -1548,7 +1538,7 @@ static int virtnet_poll_tx(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 
 	txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(vi->dev, index);
 	__netif_tx_lock(txq, raw_smp_processor_id());
-	free_old_xmit_skbs(sq, true);
+	free_old_xmit(sq, true);
 	__netif_tx_unlock(txq);
 
 	virtqueue_napi_complete(napi, sq->vq, 0);
@@ -1617,7 +1607,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	bool use_napi = sq->napi.weight;
 
 	/* Free up any pending old buffers before queueing new ones. */
-	free_old_xmit_skbs(sq, false);
+	free_old_xmit(sq, false);
 
 	if (use_napi && kick)
 		virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(sq->vq);
@@ -1661,7 +1651,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		if (!use_napi &&
 		    unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(sq->vq))) {
 			/* More just got used, free them then recheck. */
-			free_old_xmit_skbs(sq, false);
+			free_old_xmit(sq, false);
 			if (sq->vq->num_free >= 2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS) {
 				netif_start_subqueue(dev, qnum);
 				virtqueue_disable_cb(sq->vq);
