diff --git a/sys/amd64/linux/linux.h b/sys/amd64/linux/linux.h
index 35af413746d..c56cb80f710 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/linux/linux.h
+++ b/sys/amd64/linux/linux.h
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ struct l_ifreq {
 		struct l_sockaddr	ifru_netmask;
 		struct l_sockaddr	ifru_hwaddr;
 		l_short		ifru_flags[1];
-		l_int		ifru_metric;
+		l_int		ifru_ivalue;
 		l_int		ifru_mtu;
 		struct l_ifmap	ifru_map;
 		char		ifru_slave[LINUX_IFNAMSIZ];
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ struct l_ifreq {
 
 #define	ifr_name	ifr_ifrn.ifrn_name	/* Interface name */
 #define	ifr_hwaddr	ifr_ifru.ifru_hwaddr	/* MAC address */
+#define	ifr_ifindex	ifr_ifru.ifru_ivalue	/* Interface index */
 
 struct l_ifconf {
 	int	ifc_len;
diff --git a/sys/amd64/linux32/linux.h b/sys/amd64/linux32/linux.h
index b20edbdf8c7..ad6d9fae91b 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/linux32/linux.h
+++ b/sys/amd64/linux32/linux.h
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ struct l_ifreq {
 		struct l_sockaddr	ifru_netmask;
 		struct l_sockaddr	ifru_hwaddr;
 		l_short		ifru_flags[1];
-		l_int		ifru_metric;
+		l_int		ifru_ivalue;
 		l_int		ifru_mtu;
 		struct l_ifmap	ifru_map;
 		char		ifru_slave[LINUX_IFNAMSIZ];
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ struct l_ifreq {
 
 #define	ifr_name	ifr_ifrn.ifrn_name	/* Interface name */
 #define	ifr_hwaddr	ifr_ifru.ifru_hwaddr	/* MAC address */
+#define	ifr_ifindex	ifr_ifru.ifru_ivalue	/* Interface index */
 
 struct l_ifconf {
 	int	ifc_len;
diff --git a/sys/i386/linux/linux.h b/sys/i386/linux/linux.h
index 1e7f9edddce..c483350483c 100644
--- a/sys/i386/linux/linux.h
+++ b/sys/i386/linux/linux.h
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ struct l_ifreq {
 		struct l_sockaddr	ifru_netmask;
 		struct l_sockaddr	ifru_hwaddr;
 		l_short		ifru_flags[1];
-		l_int		ifru_metric;
+		l_int		ifru_ivalue;
 		l_int		ifru_mtu;
 		struct l_ifmap	ifru_map;
 		char		ifru_slave[LINUX_IFNAMSIZ];
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ struct l_ifreq {
 
 #define	ifr_name	ifr_ifrn.ifrn_name	/* Interface name */
 #define	ifr_hwaddr	ifr_ifru.ifru_hwaddr	/* MAC address */
+#define	ifr_ifindex	ifr_ifru.ifru_ivalue	/* Interface index */
 
 /*
  * poll()