Index: sys/net/iflib.c
===================================================================
--- sys/net/iflib.c
+++ sys/net/iflib.c
@@ -1468,12 +1468,17 @@
 {
 	iflib_filter_info_t info = arg;
 	struct grouptask *gtask = info->ifi_task;
+	int result;
+
 	if (!iflib_started)
-		return (FILTER_HANDLED);
+		return (FILTER_STRAY);
 
 	DBG_COUNTER_INC(fast_intrs);
-	if (info->ifi_filter != NULL && info->ifi_filter(info->ifi_filter_arg) == FILTER_HANDLED)
-		return (FILTER_HANDLED);
+	if (info->ifi_filter != NULL) {
+		result = info->ifi_filter(info->ifi_filter_arg);
+		if (result != FILTER_SCHEDULE_THREAD)
+			return result;
+	}
 
 	GROUPTASK_ENQUEUE(gtask);
 	return (FILTER_HANDLED);
@@ -1522,7 +1527,7 @@
 		IFDI_RX_QUEUE_INTR_ENABLE(ctx, rxq->ifr_id);
 		DBG_COUNTER_INC(rx_intr_enables);
 	}
-	return (FILTER_HANDLED);
+	return (FILTER_SCHEDULE_THREAD);
 }
 
 
@@ -1531,16 +1536,20 @@
 {
 	iflib_filter_info_t info = arg;
 	struct grouptask *gtask = info->ifi_task;
+	int result;
 
 	if (!iflib_started)
-		return (FILTER_HANDLED);
+		return (FILTER_STRAY);
 
 	DBG_COUNTER_INC(fast_intrs);
-	if (info->ifi_filter != NULL && info->ifi_filter(info->ifi_filter_arg) == FILTER_HANDLED)
-		return (FILTER_HANDLED);
+	if (info->ifi_filter != NULL) {
+		result = info->ifi_filter(info->ifi_filter_arg);
+		if (result != FILTER_SCHEDULE_THREAD)
+			return result;
+	}
 
 	GROUPTASK_ENQUEUE(gtask);
-	return (FILTER_HANDLED);
+	return (FILTER_SCHEDULE_THREAD);
 }
 
 static int