Index: sys/net/if.c
===================================================================
--- sys/net/if.c
+++ sys/net/if.c
@@ -1077,11 +1077,7 @@
 	struct domain *dp;
  	struct ifnet *iter;
  	int found = 0;
-#ifdef VIMAGE
-	bool shutdown;
 
-	shutdown = ifp->if_vnet->vnet_shutdown;
-#endif
 	IFNET_WLOCK();
 	CK_STAILQ_FOREACH(iter, &V_ifnet, if_link)
 		if (iter == ifp) {
@@ -1151,7 +1147,7 @@
 	 * On VNET shutdown abort here as the stack teardown will do all
 	 * the work top-down for us.
 	 */
-	if (shutdown) {
+	if (ifp->if_vnet->vnet_shutdown) {
 		/* Give interface users the chance to clean up. */
 		EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE(ifnet_departure_event, ifp);