diff --git a/cpu/native/netdev2_tap/netdev2_tap.c b/cpu/native/netdev2_tap/netdev2_tap.c
index b12631af571a..6c1a39b83332 100644
--- a/cpu/native/netdev2_tap/netdev2_tap.c
+++ b/cpu/native/netdev2_tap/netdev2_tap.c
@@ -296,7 +296,9 @@ static int _send(netdev2_t *netdev, const struct iovec *vector, int n)
     }
     netdev->stats.tx_bytes += bytes;
 #endif
-    netdev->event_callback(netdev, NETDEV2_EVENT_TX_COMPLETE, NULL);
+    if (netdev->event_callback) {
+        netdev->event_callback(netdev, NETDEV2_EVENT_TX_COMPLETE, NULL);
+    }
     return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/enc28j60/enc28j60.c b/drivers/enc28j60/enc28j60.c
index 2dc4e7598dbd..384aba522829 100644
--- a/drivers/enc28j60/enc28j60.c
+++ b/drivers/enc28j60/enc28j60.c
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ static int nd_send(netdev2_t *netdev, const struct iovec *data, int count)
 #ifdef MODULE_NETSTATS_L2
     netdev->stats.tx_bytes += count;
 #endif
+
     /* set write pointer */
     cmd_w_addr(dev, ADDR_WRITE_PTR, BUF_TX_START);
     /* write control byte and the actual data into the buffer */
@@ -380,6 +381,9 @@ static int nd_init(netdev2_t *netdev)
     /* allow receiving bytes from now on */
     cmd_bfs(dev, REG_ECON1, -1, ECON1_RXEN);
 
+#ifdef MODULE_NETSTATS_L2
+    memset(&netdev->stats, 0, sizeof(netstats_t));
+#endif
     mutex_unlock(&dev->devlock);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -424,9 +428,6 @@ static void nd_isr(netdev2_t *netdev)
         }
         eir = cmd_rcr(dev, REG_EIR, -1);
     }
-#ifdef MODULE_NETSTATS_L2
-    memset(&netdev->stats, 0, sizeof(netstats_t));
-#endif
 }
 
 static int nd_get(netdev2_t *netdev, netopt_t opt, void *value, size_t max_len)
diff --git a/drivers/encx24j600/encx24j600.c b/drivers/encx24j600/encx24j600.c
index 1c855eb0ba97..399d76c3839d 100644
--- a/drivers/encx24j600/encx24j600.c
+++ b/drivers/encx24j600/encx24j600.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "net/netdev2/eth.h"
 #include "net/eui64.h"
 #include "net/ethernet.h"
-//#include "net/ethernet/hdr.h"
+#include "net/netstats.h"
 
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ static int _init(netdev2_t *encdev)
 
     unlock(dev);
 
+#ifdef MODULE_NETSTATS_L2
+    memset(&netdev->stats, 0, sizeof(netstats_t));
+#endif
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -305,6 +308,10 @@ static int _send(netdev2_t *netdev, const struct iovec *vector, int count) {
     encx24j600_t * dev = (encx24j600_t *) netdev;
     lock(dev);
 
+#ifdef MODULE_NETSTATS_L2
+    netdev->stats.tx_bytes += count;
+#endif
+
     /* wait until previous packet has been sent */
     while ((reg_get(dev, ECON1) & TXRTS));
 
@@ -367,6 +374,10 @@ static int _recv(netdev2_t *netdev, char* buf, int len, void *info)
     size_t payload_len = hdr.frame_len - 4;
 
     if (buf) {
+#ifdef MODULE_NETSTATS_L2
+        netdev->stats.rx_count++;
+        netdev2->stats.rx_bytes += len;
+#endif
         /* read packet (without 4 bytes checksum) */
         sram_op(dev, RRXDATA, 0xFFFF, buf, payload_len);