diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
index 06e7c845e24d..21ca33c9f036 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
@@ -163,6 +163,15 @@ static unsigned int fq_codel_drop(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	return idx;
 }
 
+static unsigned int fq_codel_qdisc_drop(struct Qdisc *sch)
+{
+	unsigned int prev_backlog;
+
+	prev_backlog = sch->qstats.backlog;
+	fq_codel_drop(sch);
+	return prev_backlog - sch->qstats.backlog;
+}
+
 static int fq_codel_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch)
 {
 	struct fq_codel_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
@@ -604,7 +613,7 @@ static struct Qdisc_ops fq_codel_qdisc_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.enqueue	=	fq_codel_enqueue,
 	.dequeue	=	fq_codel_dequeue,
 	.peek		=	qdisc_peek_dequeued,
-	.drop		=	fq_codel_drop,
+	.drop		=	fq_codel_qdisc_drop,
 	.init		=	fq_codel_init,
 	.reset		=	fq_codel_reset,
 	.destroy	=	fq_codel_destroy,