diff --git a/pcap-linux.c b/pcap-linux.c
index a220f0504c..977c88b2e9 100644
--- a/pcap-linux.c
+++ b/pcap-linux.c
@@ -771,9 +771,10 @@ linux_get_stat(const char * if_name, const char * stat) {
 static long long int
 linux_if_drops(const char * if_name)
 {
+	long long int dropped = linux_get_stat(if_name, "rx_dropped");
 	long long int missed = linux_get_stat(if_name, "rx_missed_errors");
 	long long int fifo = linux_get_stat(if_name, "rx_fifo_errors");
-	return missed + fifo;
+	return dropped + missed + fifo;
 }