Index: head/sbin/pfctl/pfctl_parser.c
===================================================================
--- head/sbin/pfctl/pfctl_parser.c
+++ head/sbin/pfctl/pfctl_parser.c
@@ -1563,16 +1563,17 @@
 		mask = -1;
 	}
 
-	/* interface with this name exists? */
-	if (cont && (h = host_if(ps, mask)) != NULL)
-		cont = 0;
-
 	/* IPv4 address? */
 	if (cont && (h = host_v4(s, mask)) != NULL)
 		cont = 0;
 
 	/* IPv6 address? */
 	if (cont && (h = host_v6(ps, v6mask)) != NULL)
+		cont = 0;
+
+	/* interface with this name exists? */
+	/* expensive with thousands of interfaces - prioritze IPv4/6 check */
+	if (cont && (h = host_if(ps, mask)) != NULL)
 		cont = 0;
 
 	/* dns lookup */