diff --git a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_if.c b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_if.c
--- a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_if.c
+++ b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_if.c
@@ -803,6 +803,11 @@
 	CK_STAILQ_HEAD(, ifg_member) ifg_members;
 	int			 i, j, k;
 
+	if (pfs) {
+		bzero(pfs->pcounters, sizeof(pfs->pcounters));
+		bzero(pfs->bcounters, sizeof(pfs->bcounters));
+	}
+
 	strlcpy(key.pfik_name, name, sizeof(key.pfik_name));
 	p = RB_FIND(pfi_ifhead, &V_pfi_ifs, (struct pfi_kkif *)&key);
 	if (p == NULL)
@@ -818,10 +823,6 @@
 		CK_STAILQ_INIT(&ifg_members);
 		CK_STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&ifg_members, &p_member, ifgm_next);
 	}
-	if (pfs) {
-		bzero(pfs->pcounters, sizeof(pfs->pcounters));
-		bzero(pfs->bcounters, sizeof(pfs->bcounters));
-	}
 	CK_STAILQ_FOREACH(ifgm, &ifg_members, ifgm_next) {
 		if (ifgm->ifgm_ifp == NULL || ifgm->ifgm_ifp->if_pf_kif == NULL)
 			continue;