diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libSceNetCtl/Export.cpp b/core/libs/prx/libSceNetCtl/Export.cpp
index 592ab29a8..5f0ab11e2 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libSceNetCtl/Export.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libSceNetCtl/Export.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #ifdef __linux__
-#include <linux/if_link.h>
 #include <netpacket/packet.h>
 #endif
 #endif
@@ -16,8 +15,10 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include "SceTypes.hpp"
 #include "prx/libc/include/General.hpp"
+#include <fstream>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <vector>
 #endif
@@ -83,6 +84,13 @@ static bool HostHasAddress(int family) {
 #endif
 }
 
+extern "C" std::uint64_t NetCtlReadByteCounter_nid_no_patch(const char* path) {
+    std::ifstream file(path);
+    std::uint64_t value = 0;
+    if (!(file >> value)) throw std::runtime_error(std::string("sceNetCtlGetIfStat: no byte counter in ") + path);
+    return value;
+}
+
 static void HostTraffic(std::uint64_t& sent, std::uint64_t& received) {
     sent = 0;
     received = 0;
@@ -100,11 +108,11 @@ static void HostTraffic(std::uint64_t& sent, std::uint64_t& received) {
     ifaddrs* interfaces = nullptr;
     if (getifaddrs(&interfaces) != 0) throw std::runtime_error("sceNetCtlGetIfStat: the host interface list is unavailable");
     for (auto* item = interfaces; item; item = item->ifa_next) {
-        if (!item->ifa_addr || item->ifa_addr->sa_family != AF_PACKET || !item->ifa_data) continue;
+        if (!item->ifa_addr || item->ifa_addr->sa_family != AF_PACKET) continue;
         if (!(item->ifa_flags & IFF_UP) || (item->ifa_flags & IFF_LOOPBACK)) continue;
-        const auto* stats = static_cast<const rtnl_link_stats*>(item->ifa_data);
-        sent += stats->tx_bytes;
-        received += stats->rx_bytes;
+        const std::string statistics = std::string("/sys/class/net/") + item->ifa_name + "/statistics/";
+        sent += NetCtlReadByteCounter_nid_no_patch((statistics + "tx_bytes").c_str());
+        received += NetCtlReadByteCounter_nid_no_patch((statistics + "rx_bytes").c_str());
     }
     freeifaddrs(interfaces);
 #else
diff --git a/core/libs/tests/GuestSceNet.cpp b/core/libs/tests/GuestSceNet.cpp
index eab87d58b..712ef8d36 100644
--- a/core/libs/tests/GuestSceNet.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/tests/GuestSceNet.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ int APS5_VABI sceNetResolverDestroy(int);
 int APS5_VABI sceNetResolverGetError(int, int*);
 int APS5_VABI sceNetCtlGetState(int*);
 int APS5_VABI sceNetCtlGetIfStat(NetCtlIfStat*);
+std::uint64_t NetCtlReadByteCounter_nid_no_patch(const char*);
 int APS5_VABI select_nid_postfix(int, void*, void*, void*, const void*);
 int APS5_VABI open_nid_postfix(const char*, int, int);
 int APS5_VABI close_nid_postfix(int);
@@ -766,6 +767,22 @@ int main() {
     Require(sceNetCtlGetState(&state) == 0);
     Require(state == 0 || state == 3);
     Require(sceNetCtlGetIfStat(nullptr) == static_cast<int>(0x80412107));
+    {
+        const char* counterPath = "guest_sce_net_byte_counter.txt";
+        std::FILE* counter = std::fopen(counterPath, "w");
+        Require(counter != nullptr);
+        Require(std::fputs("1099511627776", counter) >= 0);
+        Require(std::fclose(counter) == 0);
+        Require(NetCtlReadByteCounter_nid_no_patch(counterPath) == 1099511627776ull);
+        Require(std::remove(counterPath) == 0);
+        bool missing = false;
+        try {
+            NetCtlReadByteCounter_nid_no_patch(counterPath);
+        } catch (const std::runtime_error&) {
+            missing = true;
+        }
+        Require(missing);
+    }
     NetCtlIfStat first{};
     first.device = 7;
     first.reserved[7] = 7;