Index: lib/libc/sys/kqueue.2
===================================================================
--- lib/libc/sys/kqueue.2
+++ lib/libc/sys/kqueue.2
@@ -390,8 +390,8 @@
 will contain the maximum value that can be added to the counter
 without blocking.
 .Pp
-For BPF devices, the filter always indicates that it is possible to
-write and
+For BPF devices, when the descriptor is attached to an interface the filter
+always indicates that it is possible to write and
 .Va data
 will contain the MTU size of the underlying interface.
 .It Dv EVFILT_EMPTY
Index: sys/net/bpf.c
===================================================================
--- sys/net/bpf.c
+++ sys/net/bpf.c
@@ -763,6 +763,10 @@
 		CK_LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&bp->bif_dlist, d, bd_next);
 
 	reset_d(d);
+
+	/* Trigger EVFILT_WRITE events. */
+	bpf_wakeup(d);
+
 	BPFD_UNLOCK(d);
 	bpf_bpfd_cnt++;
 
@@ -2229,11 +2233,16 @@
 filt_bpfwrite(struct knote *kn, long hint)
 {
 	struct bpf_d *d = (struct bpf_d *)kn->kn_hook;
-	BPFD_LOCK_ASSERT(d);
 
-	kn->kn_data = d->bd_bif->bif_ifp->if_mtu;
+	BPFD_LOCK_ASSERT(d);
 
-	return (1);
+	if (d->bd_bif == NULL) {
+		kn->kn_data = 0;
+		return (0);
+	} else {
+		kn->kn_data = d->bd_bif->bif_ifp->if_mtu;
+		return (1);
+	}
 }
 
 #define	BPF_TSTAMP_NONE		0