diff --git a/sys/net/if_lagg.c b/sys/net/if_lagg.c
index 773ceb01772..2177d11c3fc 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_lagg.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_lagg.c
@@ -471,17 +471,16 @@ lagg_proto_portreq(struct lagg_softc *sc, struct lagg_port *lp, void *v)
 static void
 lagg_register_vlan(void *arg, struct ifnet *ifp, u_int16_t vtag)
 {
-	struct epoch_tracker et;
 	struct lagg_softc *sc = ifp->if_softc;
 	struct lagg_port *lp;
 
 	if (ifp->if_softc !=  arg)   /* Not our event */
 		return;
 
-	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
+	LAGG_XLOCK(sc);
 	CK_SLIST_FOREACH(lp, &sc->sc_ports, lp_entries)
 		EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE(vlan_config, lp->lp_ifp, vtag);
-	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
+	LAGG_XUNLOCK(sc);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -491,17 +490,16 @@ lagg_register_vlan(void *arg, struct ifnet *ifp, u_int16_t vtag)
 static void
 lagg_unregister_vlan(void *arg, struct ifnet *ifp, u_int16_t vtag)
 {
-	struct epoch_tracker et;
 	struct lagg_softc *sc = ifp->if_softc;
 	struct lagg_port *lp;
 
 	if (ifp->if_softc !=  arg)   /* Not our event */
 		return;
 
-	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
+	LAGG_XLOCK(sc);
 	CK_SLIST_FOREACH(lp, &sc->sc_ports, lp_entries)
 		EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE(vlan_unconfig, lp->lp_ifp, vtag);
-	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
+	LAGG_XUNLOCK(sc);
 }
 
 static int