diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/af_link.c b/sbin/ifconfig/af_link.c
index be58a22c0e6..55b75d847c1 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/af_link.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/af_link.c
@@ -160,17 +160,6 @@ pcp:
 }
 
 #else
-static uint8_t
-convert_iftype(uint8_t iftype)
-{
-	switch (iftype) {
-	case IFT_IEEE8023ADLAG:
-		return (IFT_ETHER);
-	case IFT_INFINIBANDLAG:
-		return (IFT_INFINIBAND);
-	}
-	return (iftype);
-}
 
 static void
 link_status_nl(if_ctx *ctx, if_link_t *link, if_addr_t *ifa __unused)
diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.h b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.h
index 1ea6c29e4dd..672020443b8 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.h
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 #include <libifconfig.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <net/if_types.h>
 
 #define	__constructor	__attribute__((constructor))
 
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ struct afswtch	*af_getbyfamily(int af);
 void	af_other_status(if_ctx *ctx);
 void	print_ifstatus(if_ctx *ctx);
 void	print_metric(if_ctx *ctx);
+ifType	convert_iftype(ifType iftype);
 
 /* Netlink-related functions */
 void	list_interfaces_nl(struct ifconfig_args *args);
diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig_netlink.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig_netlink.c
index 0ec63e3a0b9..aadd7d1096c 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig_netlink.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig_netlink.c
@@ -203,6 +203,19 @@ if_nametoindex_nl(struct snl_state *ss, const char *ifname)
 	return (link.ifi_index);
 }
 
+ifType
+convert_iftype(ifType iftype)
+{
+	switch (iftype) {
+	case IFT_IEEE8023ADLAG:
+		return (IFT_ETHER);
+	case IFT_INFINIBANDLAG:
+		return (IFT_INFINIBAND);
+	default:
+		return (iftype);
+	}
+}
+
 static void
 prepare_ifaddrs(struct snl_state *ss, struct ifmap *ifmap)
 {
@@ -261,7 +274,7 @@ match_iface(struct ifconfig_args *args, struct iface *iface)
 		struct sockaddr_dl sdl = {
 			.sdl_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_dl),
 			.sdl_family = AF_LINK,
-			.sdl_type = link->ifi_type,
+			.sdl_type = convert_iftype(link->ifi_type),
 			.sdl_alen = NLA_DATA_LEN(link->ifla_address),
 		};
 		return (match_ether(&sdl));