Index: sbin/pfctl/pfctl_parser.c
===================================================================
--- sbin/pfctl/pfctl_parser.c
+++ sbin/pfctl/pfctl_parser.c
@@ -1563,10 +1563,6 @@
 		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;
@@ -1575,6 +1571,11 @@
 	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 */
 	if (cont && (h = host_dns(ps, v4mask, v6mask)) != NULL)
 		cont = 0;