diff --git a/include/counter_stats_fields.inc b/include/counter_stats_fields.inc
index fd9197473..2c1a78a05 100644
--- a/include/counter_stats_fields.inc
+++ b/include/counter_stats_fields.inc
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
+#include "common_counter_stats_fields.inc"
 F(packets_user)
 F(bytes_user)
 F(errors_user)
-F(packets_kernel)
-F(bytes_kernel)
-F(errors_kernel)
 FA(ng_commands, NGC_COUNT)
 F(timeout_sess)
 F(managed_sess)
diff --git a/kernel-module/common_counter_stats_fields.inc b/kernel-module/common_counter_stats_fields.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25a03d2f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel-module/common_counter_stats_fields.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+F(packets_kernel)
+F(bytes_kernel)
+F(errors_kernel)
diff --git a/kernel-module/kernel_counter_stats_fields.inc b/kernel-module/kernel_counter_stats_fields.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..738a943c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel-module/kernel_counter_stats_fields.inc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "common_counter_stats_fields.inc"
diff --git a/kernel-module/other_counter_stats_fields.inc b/kernel-module/other_counter_stats_fields.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb