diff --git a/sys/net/if_vxlan.c b/sys/net/if_vxlan.c
--- a/sys/net/if_vxlan.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_vxlan.c
@@ -2894,6 +2894,7 @@
 		m->m_pkthdr.csum_data = 0;
 	}
 
+	if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_IPACKETS, 1);
 	(*ifp->if_input)(ifp, m);
 	*m0 = NULL;
 	error = 0;