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) == 0)
+			return result;
+	}
 
 	GROUPTASK_ENQUEUE(gtask);
 	return (FILTER_HANDLED);
@@ -1488,15 +1493,18 @@
 	iflib_rxq_t rxq = (iflib_rxq_t)info->ifi_ctx;
 	iflib_txq_t txq;
 	void *sc;
-	int i, cidx;
+	int i, cidx, result;
 	qidx_t txqid;
 
 	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) == 0)
+			return result;
+	}
 
 	ctx = rxq->ifr_ctx;
 	sc = ctx->ifc_softc;
@@ -1531,13 +1539,17 @@
 {
 	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) == 0)
+			return result;
+	}
 
 	GROUPTASK_ENQUEUE(gtask);
 	return (FILTER_HANDLED);