diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index 08b0f03177..2230343b03 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -4982,7 +4982,7 @@ libxlDomainInterfaceStats(virDomainPtr dom,
     if (!(net = virDomainNetFind(vm->def, device)))
         goto endjob;
 
-    if (virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(device, stats,
+    if (virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(net->ifname, stats,
                                    !virDomainNetTypeSharesHostView(net)) < 0)
         goto endjob;
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 6cf4993679..b3f6f064f3 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -2875,7 +2875,7 @@ lxcDomainInterfaceStats(virDomainPtr dom,
     if (!(net = virDomainNetFind(vm->def, device)))
         goto endjob;
 
-    if (virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(device, stats,
+    if (virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(net->ifname, stats,
                                    !virDomainNetTypeSharesHostView(net)) < 0)
         goto endjob;
 
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
index ffd64da04b..9bd73d85c4 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@ openvzDomainInterfaceStats(virDomainPtr dom,
     if (!(net = virDomainNetFind(vm->def, device)))
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(device, stats,
+    if (virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(net->ifname, stats,
                                    !virDomainNetTypeSharesHostView(net)) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 7b79c09505..260184ce87 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -11044,10 +11044,10 @@ qemuDomainInterfaceStats(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (virDomainNetGetActualType(net) == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_VHOSTUSER) {
-        if (virNetDevOpenvswitchInterfaceStats(device, stats) < 0)
+        if (virNetDevOpenvswitchInterfaceStats(net->ifname, stats) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
     } else {
-        if (virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(device, stats,
+        if (virNetDevTapInterfaceStats(net->ifname, stats,
                                        !virDomainNetTypeSharesHostView(net)) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
     }