diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 534650cad3a82f0b4b65513cb839d1bf6a818451..d6427d9185125c34140f5306b98a692b255a6619 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -160,9 +160,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip_build_and_send_pkt);
 static inline int ip_finish_output2(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb->dst;
+	struct rtable *rt = (struct rtable *)dst;
 	struct net_device *dev = dst->dev;
 	int hh_len = LL_RESERVED_SPACE(dev);
 
+	if (rt->rt_type == RTN_MULTICAST)
+		IP_INC_STATS(IPSTATS_MIB_OUTMCASTPKTS);
+	else if (rt->rt_type == RTN_BROADCAST)
+		IP_INC_STATS(IPSTATS_MIB_OUTBCASTPKTS);
+
 	/* Be paranoid, rather than too clever. */
 	if (unlikely(skb_headroom(skb) < hh_len && dev->hard_header)) {
 		struct sk_buff *skb2;