diff --git a/sys/netinet/ip_input.c b/sys/netinet/ip_input.c
index 6f25e08b33f..d5a98ee48cd 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/ip_input.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/ip_input.c
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ ip_init(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef VIMAGE
-void
-ip_destroy(void)
+static void
+ip_destroy(void *unused __unused)
 {
 	int error;
 
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ ip_destroy(void)
 	/* Destroy IP reassembly queue. */
 	ipreass_destroy();
 }
+
+VNET_SYSUNINIT(ip, SI_SUB_PROTO_DOMAIN, SI_ORDER_THIRD, ip_destroy, NULL);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef	RSS
diff --git a/sys/netinet/ip_var.h b/sys/netinet/ip_var.h
index 755c7d74aaa..847704fd1d7 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/ip_var.h
+++ b/sys/netinet/ip_var.h
@@ -209,9 +209,6 @@ int	ip_fragment(struct ip *ip, struct mbuf **m_frag, int mtu,
 	    u_long if_hwassist_flags);
 void	ip_forward(struct mbuf *m, int srcrt);
 void	ip_init(void);
-#ifdef VIMAGE
-void	ip_destroy(void);
-#endif
 extern int
 	(*ip_mforward)(struct ip *, struct ifnet *, struct mbuf *,
 	    struct ip_moptions *);