--- a/drivers/leds/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
@@ -453,4 +453,11 @@ config LEDS_TRIGGER_MORSE
 	tristate "LED Morse Trigger"
 	depends on LEDS_TRIGGERS
 
+config LEDS_TRIGGER_NETDEV
+	tristate "LED Netdev Trigger"
+	depends on NET && LEDS_TRIGGERS
+	help
+	  This allows LEDs to be controlled by network device activity.
+	  If unsure, say Y.
+
 endif # NEW_LEDS
--- a/drivers/leds/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/leds/Makefile
@@ -54,3 +54,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_BACKLIGHT)	+=
 obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_GPIO)		+= ledtrig-gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_DEFAULT_ON)	+= ledtrig-default-on.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_MORSE)	+= ledtrig-morse.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_NETDEV)	+= ledtrig-netdev.o
--- a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-netdev.c
@@ -307,8 +307,9 @@ done:
 static void netdev_trig_timer(unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct led_netdev_data *trigger_data = (struct led_netdev_data *)arg;
-	const struct net_device_stats *dev_stats;
+	struct rtnl_link_stats64 *dev_stats;
 	unsigned new_activity;
+	struct rtnl_link_stats64 temp;
 
 	write_lock(&trigger_data->lock);
 
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ static void netdev_trig_timer(unsigned l
 		goto no_restart;
 	}
 
-	dev_stats = dev_get_stats(trigger_data->net_dev);
+	dev_stats = dev_get_stats(trigger_data->net_dev, &temp);
 	new_activity =
 		((trigger_data->mode & MODE_TX) ? dev_stats->tx_packets : 0) +
 		((trigger_data->mode & MODE_RX) ? dev_stats->rx_packets : 0);
