diff --git a/src/openvpn/dco_freebsd.c b/src/openvpn/dco_freebsd.c
index 947a769..e51f8dd 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/dco_freebsd.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/dco_freebsd.c
@@ -564,6 +564,21 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
+static void
+dco_update_peer_stat(struct multi_context *m, uint32_t peerid, const nvlist_t *nvl)
+{
+    if (peerid >= m->max_clients || !m->instances[peerid])
+    {
+        msg(M_WARN, "dco_update_peer_stat: invalid peer ID %d returned by kernel", peerid);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    struct multi_instance *mi = m->instances[peerid];
+
+    mi->context.c2.dco_read_bytes = nvlist_get_number(nvl, "in");
+    mi->context.c2.dco_write_bytes = nvlist_get_number(nvl, "out");
+}
+
 int
 dco_do_read(dco_context_t *dco)
 {
@@ -619,10 +634,7 @@
 
             if (nvlist_exists_nvlist(nvl, "bytes"))
             {
-                const nvlist_t *bytes = nvlist_get_nvlist(nvl, "bytes");
-
-                dco->dco_read_bytes = nvlist_get_number(bytes, "in");
-                dco->dco_write_bytes = nvlist_get_number(bytes, "out");
+                dco_update_peer_stat(dco->c->multi, dco->dco_message_peer_id, nvlist_get_nvlist(nvl, "bytes"));
             }
 
             dco->dco_message_type = OVPN_CMD_DEL_PEER;
@@ -777,21 +789,6 @@
     nvlist_destroy(nvl);
 }
 
-static void
-dco_update_peer_stat(struct multi_context *m, uint32_t peerid, const nvlist_t *nvl)
-{
-    if (peerid >= m->max_clients || !m->instances[peerid])
-    {
-        msg(M_WARN, "dco_update_peer_stat: invalid peer ID %d returned by kernel", peerid);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    struct multi_instance *mi = m->instances[peerid];
-
-    mi->context.c2.dco_read_bytes = nvlist_get_number(nvl, "in");
-    mi->context.c2.dco_write_bytes = nvlist_get_number(nvl, "out");
-}
-
 int
 dco_get_peer_stats_multi(dco_context_t *dco, const bool raise_sigusr1_on_err)
 {