Index: sys/net/if.c
===================================================================
--- sys/net/if.c
+++ sys/net/if.c
@@ -443,15 +443,11 @@
 static void
 vnet_if_init(const void *unused __unused)
 {
-	void *old;
 
 	CK_STAILQ_INIT(&V_ifnet);
 	CK_STAILQ_INIT(&V_ifg_head);
-	IFNET_WLOCK();
-	old = if_grow();				/* create initial table */
-	IFNET_WUNLOCK();
-	epoch_wait_preempt(net_epoch_preempt);
-	free(old, M_IFNET);
+	V_ifindex_table = malloc(V_if_indexlim * sizeof(*V_ifindex_table),
+	    M_IFNET, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 	vnet_if_clone_init();
 }
 VNET_SYSINIT(vnet_if_init, SI_SUB_INIT_IF, SI_ORDER_SECOND, vnet_if_init,