diff --git a/sys/net/iflib.c b/sys/net/iflib.c
index 3470e0f8b98..63b1463eeaf 100644
--- a/sys/net/iflib.c
+++ b/sys/net/iflib.c
@@ -5431,7 +5431,6 @@ iflib_device_register(device_t dev, void *sc, if_shared_ctx_t sctx, if_ctx_t *ct
 
 	DEBUGNET_SET(ctx->ifc_ifp, iflib);
 
-	if_setgetcounterfn(ctx->ifc_ifp, iflib_if_get_counter);
 	iflib_add_device_sysctl_post(ctx);
 	iflib_add_pfil(ctx);
 	ctx->ifc_flags |= IFC_INIT_DONE;
@@ -5785,6 +5784,7 @@ iflib_register(if_ctx_t ctx)
 	if_settransmitfn(ifp, iflib_if_transmit);
 #endif
 	if_setqflushfn(ifp, iflib_if_qflush);
+	if_setgetcounterfn(ifp, iflib_if_get_counter);
 	if_setflags(ifp, IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_SIMPLEX | IFF_MULTICAST);
 	ctx->ifc_vlan_attach_event =
 	    EVENTHANDLER_REGISTER(vlan_config, iflib_vlan_register, ctx,