Index: head/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_hw_tls.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_hw_tls.c
+++ head/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_en/mlx5_en_hw_tls.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 		goto failure;
 	}
 
-	error = ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc(ifp, &rl_params, &ptag->rl_tag);
+	error = m_snd_tag_alloc(ifp, &rl_params, &ptag->rl_tag);
 	if (error)
 		goto failure;
 
Index: head/sys/kern/kern_mbuf.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/kern/kern_mbuf.c
+++ head/sys/kern/kern_mbuf.c
@@ -1525,6 +1525,16 @@
 		mb = m_free(mb);
 }
 
+int
+m_snd_tag_alloc(struct ifnet *ifp, union if_snd_tag_alloc_params *params,
+    struct m_snd_tag **mstp)
+{
+
+	if (ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc == NULL)
+		return (EOPNOTSUPP);
+	return (ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc(ifp, params, mstp));
+}
+
 void
 m_snd_tag_init(struct m_snd_tag *mst, struct ifnet *ifp, u_int type)
 {
Index: head/sys/kern/uipc_ktls.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/kern/uipc_ktls.c
+++ head/sys/kern/uipc_ktls.c
@@ -834,10 +834,6 @@
 	params.hdr.numa_domain = inp->inp_numa_domain;
 	INP_RUNLOCK(inp);
 
-	if (ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc == NULL) {
-		error = EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto out;
-	}
 	if ((ifp->if_capenable & IFCAP_NOMAP) == 0) {	
 		error = EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
@@ -853,7 +849,7 @@
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
-	error = ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc(ifp, &params, mstp);
+	error = m_snd_tag_alloc(ifp, &params, mstp);
 out:
 	if_rele(ifp);
 	return (error);
Index: head/sys/net/if_lagg.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/net/if_lagg.c
+++ head/sys/net/if_lagg.c
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@
 		LAGG_RUNLOCK();
 		return (EOPNOTSUPP);
 	}
-	if (lp->lp_ifp == NULL || lp->lp_ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc == NULL) {
+	if (lp->lp_ifp == NULL) {
 		LAGG_RUNLOCK();
 		return (EOPNOTSUPP);
 	}
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@
 		return (ENOMEM);
 	}
 
-	error = lp_ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc(lp_ifp, params, &lst->tag);
+	error = m_snd_tag_alloc(lp_ifp, params, &lst->tag);
 	if_rele(lp_ifp);
 	if (error) {
 		free(lst, M_LAGG);
Index: head/sys/net/if_vlan.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/net/if_vlan.c
+++ head/sys/net/if_vlan.c
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@
 		parent = PARENT(ifv);
 	else
 		parent = NULL;
-	if (parent == NULL || parent->if_snd_tag_alloc == NULL) {
+	if (parent == NULL) {
 		NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 		return (EOPNOTSUPP);
 	}
@@ -2060,7 +2060,7 @@
 		return (ENOMEM);
 	}
 
-	error = parent->if_snd_tag_alloc(parent, params, &vst->tag);
+	error = m_snd_tag_alloc(parent, params, &vst->tag);
 	if_rele(parent);
 	if (error) {
 		free(vst, M_VLAN);
Index: head/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
+++ head/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
@@ -3330,19 +3330,14 @@
 	if (*st != NULL)
 		return (EINVAL);
 
-	if (ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc == NULL) {
-		error = EOPNOTSUPP;
-	} else {
-		error = ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc(ifp, &params, st);
-
+	error = m_snd_tag_alloc(ifp, &params, st);
 #ifdef INET
-		if (error == 0) {
-			counter_u64_add(rate_limit_set_ok, 1);
-			counter_u64_add(rate_limit_active, 1);
-		} else
-			counter_u64_add(rate_limit_alloc_fail, 1);
+	if (error == 0) {
+		counter_u64_add(rate_limit_set_ok, 1);
+		counter_u64_add(rate_limit_active, 1);
+	} else if (error != EOPNOTSUPP)
+		  counter_u64_add(rate_limit_alloc_fail, 1);
 #endif
-	}
 	return (error);
 }
 
Index: head/sys/netinet/tcp_ratelimit.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/netinet/tcp_ratelimit.c
+++ head/sys/netinet/tcp_ratelimit.c
@@ -464,18 +464,14 @@
 		.rate_limit.flags = M_NOWAIT,
 	};
 
-	if (ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc == NULL) {
-		error = EOPNOTSUPP;
-	} else {
-		error = ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc(ifp, &params, tag);
+	error = m_snd_tag_alloc(ifp, &params, tag);
 #ifdef INET
-		if (error == 0) {
-			counter_u64_add(rate_limit_set_ok, 1);
-			counter_u64_add(rate_limit_active, 1);
-		} else
-			counter_u64_add(rate_limit_alloc_fail, 1);
+	if (error == 0) {
+		counter_u64_add(rate_limit_set_ok, 1);
+		counter_u64_add(rate_limit_active, 1);
+	} else if (error != EOPNOTSUPP)
+		counter_u64_add(rate_limit_alloc_fail, 1);
 #endif
-	}
 	return (error);
 }
 
@@ -1014,13 +1010,7 @@
 #else
 	params.rate_limit.hdr.flowtype = M_HASHTYPE_OPAQUE_HASH;
 #endif
-	tag = NULL;
-	if (ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc) {
-		if (error)
-			*error = ENODEV;
-		return (NULL);
-	}
-	err = ifp->if_snd_tag_alloc(ifp, &params, &tag);
+	err = m_snd_tag_alloc(ifp, &params, &tag);
 	if (err) {
 		/* Failed to setup a tag? */
 		if (error)
Index: head/sys/sys/mbuf.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/sys/mbuf.h
+++ head/sys/sys/mbuf.h
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@
 #define	MBUF_EXTPGS_MEM_NAME	"mbuf_extpgs"
 
 #ifdef _KERNEL
+union if_snd_tag_alloc_params;
 
 #ifdef WITNESS
 #define	MBUF_CHECKSLEEP(how) do {					\
@@ -834,6 +835,8 @@
 struct mbuf	*m_split(struct mbuf *, int, int);
 struct mbuf	*m_uiotombuf(struct uio *, int, int, int, int);
 struct mbuf	*m_unshare(struct mbuf *, int);
+int		 m_snd_tag_alloc(struct ifnet *,
+		    union if_snd_tag_alloc_params *, struct m_snd_tag **);
 void		 m_snd_tag_init(struct m_snd_tag *, struct ifnet *, u_int);
 void		 m_snd_tag_destroy(struct m_snd_tag *);