diff --git a/daemon/cli.c b/daemon/cli.c
index f363ce53f..0dac17fbe 100644
--- a/daemon/cli.c
+++ b/daemon/cli.c
@@ -1711,31 +1711,31 @@ static void cli_incoming_list_interfaces(str *instr, struct cli_writer *cw) {
 				r - f, r, (double) (r - f) * 100.0 / r);
 		cw->cw_printf(cw, " Packets/bytes/errors:\n");
 		cw->cw_printf(cw, "  Ingress:   %10" PRIu64 " / %10" PRIu64 " / %10" PRIu64 "\n",
-				atomic64_get(&lif->stats.in.packets),
-				atomic64_get(&lif->stats.in.bytes),
-				atomic64_get(&lif->stats.in.errors));
+				atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->in.packets),
+				atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->in.bytes),
+				atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->in.errors));
 		cw->cw_printf(cw, "  Egress:    %10" PRIu64 " / %10" PRIu64 " / %10" PRIu64 "\n",
-				atomic64_get(&lif->stats.out.packets),
-				atomic64_get(&lif->stats.out.bytes),
-				atomic64_get(&lif->stats.out.errors));
+				atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->out.packets),
+				atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->out.bytes),
+				atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->out.errors));
 		cw->cw_printf(cw, " Packets lost/duplicates: %10" PRIu64 " / %10" PRIu64 "\n",
-				atomic64_get(&lif->stats.s.packets_lost),
-				atomic64_get(&lif->stats.s.duplicates));
+				atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->s.packets_lost),
+				atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->s.duplicates));
 		cw->cw_printf(cw, " MOS:    avg %3.1f, packet loss avg %3.0f%%\n",
-				(double) atomic64_get(&lif->stats.sampled.sums.mos)
-					/ atomic64_get(&lif->stats.sampled.counts.mos) / 10.,
-				(double) atomic64_get(&lif->stats.sampled.sums.packetloss)
-					/ atomic64_get(&lif->stats.sampled.counts.packetloss));
+				(double) atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->sampled.sums.mos)
+					/ atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->sampled.counts.mos) / 10.,
+				(double) atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->sampled.sums.packetloss)
+					/ atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->sampled.counts.packetloss));
 		cw->cw_printf(cw, " Jitter: avg %3.0f (measured %3.0f)\n",
-				(double) atomic64_get(&lif->stats.sampled.sums.jitter)
-					/ atomic64_get(&lif->stats.sampled.counts.jitter),
-				(double) atomic64_get(&lif->stats.sampled.sums.jitter_measured)
-					/ atomic64_get(&lif->stats.sampled.counts.jitter_measured));
+				(double) atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->sampled.sums.jitter)
+					/ atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->sampled.counts.jitter),
+				(double) atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->sampled.sums.jitter_measured)
+					/ atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->sampled.counts.jitter_measured));
 		cw->cw_printf(cw, " RTT:    e2e %3.0f, dsct %3.0f\n",
-				(double) atomic64_get(&lif->stats.sampled.sums.rtt_e2e)
-					/ atomic64_get(&lif->stats.sampled.counts.rtt_e2e),
-				(double) atomic64_get(&lif->stats.sampled.sums.rtt_dsct)
-					/ atomic64_get(&lif->stats.sampled.counts.rtt_dsct));
+				(double) atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->sampled.sums.rtt_e2e)
+					/ atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->sampled.counts.rtt_e2e),
+				(double) atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->sampled.sums.rtt_dsct)
+					/ atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->sampled.counts.rtt_dsct));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/codec.c b/daemon/codec.c
index c40ec609e..33964f4dc 100644
--- a/daemon/codec.c
+++ b/daemon/codec.c
@@ -1847,8 +1847,8 @@ static int __handler_func_sequencer(struct media_packet *mp, struct transcode_pa
 
 	atomic64_inc(&ssrc_in->packets);
 	atomic64_add(&ssrc_in->octets, mp->payload.len);
-	atomic64_inc(&mp->sfd->local_intf->stats.in.packets);
-	atomic64_add(&mp->sfd->local_intf->stats.in.bytes, mp->payload.len);
+	atomic64_inc_na(&mp->sfd->local_intf->stats->in.packets);
+	atomic64_add_na(&mp->sfd->local_intf->stats->in.bytes, mp->payload.len);
 
 	struct codec_ssrc_handler *input_ch = get_ssrc(ssrc_in_p->h.ssrc, h->input_handler->ssrc_hash);
 
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ static int __handler_func_sequencer(struct media_packet *mp, struct transcode_pa
 		if (func_ret != 1)
 			__transcode_packet_free(packet);
 		ssrc_in_p->duplicates++;
-		atomic64_inc(&mp->sfd->local_intf->stats.s.duplicates);
+		atomic64_inc_na(&mp->sfd->local_intf->stats->s.duplicates);
 		RTPE_STATS_INC(rtp_duplicates);
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/media_player.c b/daemon/media_player.c
index 24600b95f..a1a0b8bdd 100644
--- a/daemon/media_player.c
+++ b/daemon/media_player.c
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ static bool __send_timer_send_1(struct rtp_header *rh, struct packet_stream *sin
 
 	atomic64_inc(&sink->stats_out.packets);
 	atomic64_add(&sink->stats_out.bytes, cp->s.len);
-	atomic64_inc(&sink_fd->local_intf->stats.out.packets);
-	atomic64_add(&sink_fd->local_intf->stats.out.bytes, cp->s.len);
+	atomic64_inc_na(&sink_fd->local_intf->stats->out.packets);
+	atomic64_add_na(&sink_fd->local_intf->stats->out.bytes, cp->s.len);
 
 	log_info_pop();
 
diff --git a/daemon/media_socket.c b/daemon/media_socket.c
index 304cefc9f..0e770384f 100644
--- a/daemon/media_socket.c
+++ b/daemon/media_socket.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 			diff_ ## x ## _ ## io = (ke)->x - ks_val;		\
 		atomic64_add(&ps->stats_ ## io.x, diff_ ## x ## _ ## io);	\
 		if (ps->selected_sfd) \
-			atomic64_add(&ps->selected_sfd->local_intf->stats.io.x, diff_ ## x ## _ ## io); \
+			atomic64_add_na(&ps->selected_sfd->local_intf->stats->io.x, diff_ ## x ## _ ## io); \
 		RTPE_STATS_ADD(x ## _kernel, diff_ ## x ## _ ## io);		\
 	} while (0)
 
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ static void __interface_append(struct intf_config *ifa, sockfamily_t *fam, bool
 	ifc->advertised_address = ifa->advertised_address;
 	ifc->spec = spec;
 	ifc->logical = lif;
+	ifc->stats = g_malloc0(sizeof(*ifc->stats));
 
 	g_queue_push_tail(&all_local_interfaces, ifc);
 
@@ -1808,7 +1809,7 @@ static void __stream_consume_stats(struct packet_stream *ps, const struct rtpeng
 			atomic64_set(&ssrc_ctx->last_ts, stats_info->ssrc_stats[u].timestamp);
 
 		RTPE_STATS_ADD(packets_lost, stats_info->ssrc_stats[u].total_lost);
-		atomic64_add(&ps->selected_sfd->local_intf->stats.s.packets_lost,
+		atomic64_add_na(&ps->selected_sfd->local_intf->stats->s.packets_lost,
 				stats_info->ssrc_stats[u].total_lost);
 
 		uint32_t ssrc_map_out = ssrc_ctx->ssrc_map_out;
@@ -2280,7 +2281,7 @@ static void media_packet_rtp_in(struct packet_handler_ctx *phc)
 					phc->payload_type,
 					FMT_M(endpoint_print_buf(&phc->mp.fsin)));
 			atomic64_inc(&phc->mp.stream->stats_in.errors);
-			atomic64_inc(&phc->mp.sfd->local_intf->stats.in.errors);
+			atomic64_inc_na(&phc->mp.sfd->local_intf->stats->in.errors);
 			RTPE_STATS_INC(errors_user);
 		}
 		else {
@@ -2491,7 +2492,7 @@ static bool media_packet_address_check(struct packet_handler_ctx *phc)
 					FMT_M(sockaddr_print_buf(&ps_endpoint->address),
 					ps_endpoint->port));
 				atomic64_inc(&phc->mp.stream->stats_in.errors);
-				atomic64_inc(&phc->mp.sfd->local_intf->stats.in.errors);
+				atomic64_inc_na(&phc->mp.sfd->local_intf->stats->in.errors);
 				ret = true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -2896,8 +2897,8 @@ static int stream_packet(struct packet_handler_ctx *phc) {
 		}
 	}
 	atomic64_add(&phc->mp.stream->stats_in.bytes, phc->s.len);
-	atomic64_inc(&phc->mp.sfd->local_intf->stats.in.packets);
-	atomic64_add(&phc->mp.sfd->local_intf->stats.in.bytes, phc->s.len);
+	atomic64_inc_na(&phc->mp.sfd->local_intf->stats->in.packets);
+	atomic64_add_na(&phc->mp.sfd->local_intf->stats->in.bytes, phc->s.len);
 	atomic64_set(&phc->mp.stream->last_packet, rtpe_now.tv_sec);
 	RTPE_STATS_INC(packets_user);
 	RTPE_STATS_ADD(bytes_user, phc->s.len);
@@ -3071,7 +3072,7 @@ err_next:
 		ilog(LOG_DEBUG | LOG_FLAG_LIMIT ,"Error when sending message. Error: %s", strerror(errno));
 		atomic64_inc(&sink->stats_in.errors);
 		if (sink->selected_sfd)
-			atomic64_inc(&sink->selected_sfd->local_intf->stats.out.errors);
+			atomic64_inc_na(&sink->selected_sfd->local_intf->stats->out.errors);
 		RTPE_STATS_INC(errors_user);
 		goto next;
 
@@ -3122,7 +3123,7 @@ out:
 
 	if (handler_ret < 0) {
 		atomic64_inc(&phc->mp.stream->stats_in.errors);
-		atomic64_inc(&phc->mp.sfd->local_intf->stats.in.errors);
+		atomic64_inc_na(&phc->mp.sfd->local_intf->stats->in.errors);
 		RTPE_STATS_INC(errors_user);
 	}
 
@@ -3403,6 +3404,7 @@ void interfaces_free(void) {
 
 	while ((ifc = g_queue_pop_head(&all_local_interfaces))) {
 		free(ifc->ice_foundation.s);
+		g_free(ifc->stats);
 		g_slice_free1(sizeof(*ifc), ifc);
 	}
 
diff --git a/daemon/statistics.c b/daemon/statistics.c
index 5dd568f14..105e7d257 100644
--- a/daemon/statistics.c
+++ b/daemon/statistics.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ stats_metric_q *statistics_gather_metrics(struct interface_sampled_rate_stats *i
 		HEADER("}", NULL);
 
 #define F(f) \
-		METRICs(#f, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&lif->stats.s.f)); \
+		METRICs(#f, UINT64F, atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->s.f)); \
 		PROM("interface_" #f, "counter"); \
 		PROMLAB("name=\"%s\",address=\"%s\"", lif->logical->name.s, \
 				sockaddr_print_buf(&lif->spec->local_address.addr));
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ stats_metric_q *statistics_gather_metrics(struct interface_sampled_rate_stats *i
 			HEADER("{", NULL);
 
 			struct interface_counter_stats diff;
-			interface_counter_calc_diff(&lif->stats.s, &intv_stats->s, &diff);
+			interface_counter_calc_diff(&lif->stats->s, &intv_stats->s, &diff);
 
 #define F(f) METRICs(#f, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&diff.f));
 #include "interface_counter_stats_fields.inc"
@@ -728,10 +728,10 @@ stats_metric_q *statistics_gather_metrics(struct interface_sampled_rate_stats *i
 		HEADER("{", NULL);
 
 		struct interface_sampled_stats_avg stat_avg;
-		interface_sampled_avg(&stat_avg, &lif->stats.sampled);
+		interface_sampled_avg(&stat_avg, &lif->stats->sampled);
 
 #define INTF_SAMPLED_STAT(stat_name, name, divisor, prefix, label...) \
-	STAT_GET_PRINT_GEN(&lif->stats.sampled, &stat_avg, stat_name, name, divisor, prefix, label)
+	STAT_GET_PRINT_GEN(&lif->stats->sampled, &stat_avg, stat_name, name, divisor, prefix, label)
 
 		INTF_SAMPLED_STAT(mos, "MOS", 10.0, "interface_",
 				"name=\"%s\",address=\"%s\"", lif->logical->name.s,
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ stats_metric_q *statistics_gather_metrics(struct interface_sampled_rate_stats *i
 			HEADER("{", NULL);
 
 			struct interface_sampled_stats diff;
-			interface_sampled_calc_diff(&lif->stats.sampled, &intv_stats->sampled, &diff);
+			interface_sampled_calc_diff(&lif->stats->sampled, &intv_stats->sampled, &diff);
 			struct interface_sampled_stats_avg avg;
 			interface_sampled_avg(&avg, &diff);
 
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ stats_metric_q *statistics_gather_metrics(struct interface_sampled_rate_stats *i
 		HEADER("ingress", NULL);
 		HEADER("{", NULL);
 #define F(f) \
-		METRICs(#f, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&lif->stats.in.f)); \
+		METRICs(#f, UINT64F, atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->in.f)); \
 		PROM("interface_" #f, "gauge"); \
 		PROMLAB("name=\"%s\",address=\"%s\",direction=\"ingress\"", lif->logical->name.s, \
 				sockaddr_print_buf(&lif->spec->local_address.addr));
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ stats_metric_q *statistics_gather_metrics(struct interface_sampled_rate_stats *i
 		HEADER("egress", NULL);
 		HEADER("{", NULL);
 #define F(f) \
-		METRICs(#f, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&lif->stats.out.f)); \
+		METRICs(#f, UINT64F, atomic64_get_na(&lif->stats->out.f)); \
 		PROM("interface_" #f, "gauge"); \
 		PROMLAB("name=\"%s\",address=\"%s\",direction=\"egress\"", lif->logical->name.s, \
 				sockaddr_print_buf(&lif->spec->local_address.addr));
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ stats_metric_q *statistics_gather_metrics(struct interface_sampled_rate_stats *i
 			HEADER("{", NULL);
 
 			struct interface_counter_stats_dir diff_in;
-			interface_counter_calc_diff_dir(&lif->stats.in, &intv_stats->in, &diff_in);
+			interface_counter_calc_diff_dir(&lif->stats->in, &intv_stats->in, &diff_in);
 
 #define F(f) METRICs(#f, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&diff_in.f));
 #include "interface_counter_stats_fields_dir.inc"
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ stats_metric_q *statistics_gather_metrics(struct interface_sampled_rate_stats *i
 			HEADER("{", NULL);
 
 			struct interface_counter_stats_dir diff_out;
-			interface_counter_calc_diff_dir(&lif->stats.out, &intv_stats->out, &diff_out);
+			interface_counter_calc_diff_dir(&lif->stats->out, &intv_stats->out, &diff_out);
 
 #define F(f) METRICs(#f, UINT64F, atomic64_get(&diff_out.f));
 #include "interface_counter_stats_fields_dir.inc"
diff --git a/include/media_socket.h b/include/media_socket.h
index f343996cc..3e9b4ded1 100644
--- a/include/media_socket.h
+++ b/include/media_socket.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ struct local_intf {
 	const struct logical_intf	*logical;
 	str				ice_foundation;
 
-	struct interface_stats_block	stats;
+	struct interface_stats_block	*stats;
 };
 struct socket_intf_list {
 	struct local_intf		*local_intf;
diff --git a/include/statistics.h b/include/statistics.h
index ff5d80a5f..2519d7a7c 100644
--- a/include/statistics.h
+++ b/include/statistics.h
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ extern struct global_sampled_min_max rtpe_sampled_min_max;		// master lifetime m
 
 #define RTPE_STATS_SAMPLE(field, num) \
 	do { \
-		atomic64_add(&rtpe_stats_sampled.sums.field, num); \
-		atomic64_add(&rtpe_stats_sampled.sums_squared.field, num * num); \
-		atomic64_inc(&rtpe_stats_sampled.counts.field); \
+		atomic64_add_na(&rtpe_stats_sampled.sums.field, num); \
+		atomic64_add_na(&rtpe_stats_sampled.sums_squared.field, num * num); \
+		atomic64_inc_na(&rtpe_stats_sampled.counts.field); \
 		RTPE_GAUGE_SET_MIN_MAX(field, rtpe_sampled_min_max, num); \
 		RTPE_GAUGE_SET_MIN_MAX(field, rtpe_sampled_graphite_min_max, num); \
 	} while (0)
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ extern struct global_sampled_min_max rtpe_sampled_min_max;		// master lifetime m
 		RTPE_STATS_SAMPLE(field, num); \
 		if (sfd) { \
 			struct local_intf *__intf = sfd->local_intf; \
-			atomic64_add(&__intf->stats.sampled.sums.field, num); \
-			atomic64_add(&__intf->stats.sampled.sums_squared.field, num * num); \
-			atomic64_inc(&__intf->stats.sampled.counts.field); \
+			atomic64_add(&__intf->stats->sampled.sums.field, num); \
+			atomic64_add(&__intf->stats->sampled.sums_squared.field, num * num); \
+			atomic64_inc(&__intf->stats->sampled.counts.field); \
 		} \
 	} while (0)
 
diff --git a/t/test-transcode.c b/t/test-transcode.c
index 9f4773c0c..dc4a942a8 100644
--- a/t/test-transcode.c
+++ b/t/test-transcode.c
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ static void __packet_seq_ts(const char *file, int line, struct call_media *media
 	str pl_exp = pload_exp;
 
 	// from media_packet_rtp()
-	struct local_intf lif = { };
+	struct interface_stats_block sblock;
+	struct local_intf lif = { .stats = &sblock };
 	stream_fd sfd = {
 		.local_intf = &lif,
 	};