diff --git a/sys/compat/linsysfs/linsysfs.c b/sys/compat/linsysfs/linsysfs.c
--- a/sys/compat/linsysfs/linsysfs.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linsysfs/linsysfs.c
@@ -72,18 +72,23 @@
 static int
 linsysfs_ifnet_addr(PFS_FILL_ARGS)
 {
+	struct epoch_tracker et;
 	struct l_sockaddr lsa;
 	struct ifnet *ifp;
-
-	ifp = ifname_linux_to_bsd(td, pn->pn_parent->pn_name, NULL);
-	if (ifp == NULL)
-		return (ENOENT);
-	if (linux_ifhwaddr(ifp, &lsa) != 0)
-		return (ENOENT);
-	sbuf_printf(sb, "%02hhx:%02hhx:%02hhx:%02hhx:%02hhx:%02hhx\n",
-	    lsa.sa_data[0], lsa.sa_data[1], lsa.sa_data[2],
-	    lsa.sa_data[3], lsa.sa_data[4], lsa.sa_data[5]);
-	return (0);
+	int error;
+
+	CURVNET_SET(TD_TO_VNET(td));
+	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
+	ifp = ifname_linux_to_ifp(td, pn->pn_parent->pn_name);
+	if (ifp != NULL && (error = linux_ifhwaddr(ifp, &lsa)) == 0)
+		error = sbuf_printf(sb, "%02hhx:%02hhx:%02hhx:%02hhx:%02hhx:%02hhx\n",
+		    lsa.sa_data[0], lsa.sa_data[1], lsa.sa_data[2],
+		    lsa.sa_data[3], lsa.sa_data[4], lsa.sa_data[5]);
+	else
+		error = ENOENT;
+	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
+	CURVNET_RESTORE();
+	return (error == -1 ? ERANGE : error);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -97,37 +102,58 @@
 static int
 linsysfs_ifnet_flags(PFS_FILL_ARGS)
 {
+	struct epoch_tracker et;
 	struct ifnet *ifp;
-
-	ifp = ifname_linux_to_bsd(td, pn->pn_parent->pn_name, NULL);
-	if (ifp == NULL)
-		return (ENOENT);
-	sbuf_printf(sb, "0x%x\n", linux_ifflags(ifp));
-	return (0);
+	int error;
+
+	CURVNET_SET(TD_TO_VNET(td));
+	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
+	ifp = ifname_linux_to_ifp(td, pn->pn_parent->pn_name);
+	if (ifp != NULL)
+		error = sbuf_printf(sb, "0x%x\n", linux_ifflags(ifp));
+	else
+		error = ENOENT;
+	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
+	CURVNET_RESTORE();
+	return (error == -1 ? ERANGE : error);
 }
 
 static int
 linsysfs_ifnet_ifindex(PFS_FILL_ARGS)
 {
+	struct epoch_tracker et;
 	struct ifnet *ifp;
-
-	ifp = ifname_linux_to_bsd(td, pn->pn_parent->pn_name, NULL);
-	if (ifp == NULL)
-		return (ENOENT);
-	sbuf_printf(sb, "%u\n", if_getindex(ifp));
-	return (0);
+	int error;
+
+	CURVNET_SET(TD_TO_VNET(td));
+	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
+	ifp = ifname_linux_to_ifp(td, pn->pn_parent->pn_name);
+	if (ifp != NULL)
+		error = sbuf_printf(sb, "%u\n", if_getindex(ifp));
+	else
+		error = ENOENT;
+	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
+	CURVNET_RESTORE();
+	return (error == -1 ? ERANGE : error);
 }
 
 static int
 linsysfs_ifnet_mtu(PFS_FILL_ARGS)
 {
+	struct epoch_tracker et;
 	struct ifnet *ifp;
-
-	ifp = ifname_linux_to_bsd(td, pn->pn_parent->pn_name, NULL);
-	if (ifp == NULL)
-		return (ENOENT);
-	sbuf_printf(sb, "%u\n", if_getmtu(ifp));
-	return (0);
+	int error;
+
+	CURVNET_SET(TD_TO_VNET(td));
+	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
+	ifp = ifname_linux_to_ifp(td, pn->pn_parent->pn_name);
+	if (ifp != NULL)
+		error = sbuf_printf(sb, "%u\n", if_getmtu(ifp));
+	else
+		error = ENOENT;
+	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
+	CURVNET_RESTORE();
+	return (error == -1 ? ERANGE : error);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -142,16 +168,21 @@
 static int
 linsysfs_ifnet_type(PFS_FILL_ARGS)
 {
+	struct epoch_tracker et;
 	struct l_sockaddr lsa;
 	struct ifnet *ifp;
-
-	ifp = ifname_linux_to_bsd(td, pn->pn_parent->pn_name, NULL);
-	if (ifp == NULL)
-		return (ENOENT);
-	if (linux_ifhwaddr(ifp, &lsa) != 0)
-		return (ENOENT);
-	sbuf_printf(sb, "%d\n", lsa.sa_family);
-	return (0);
+	int error;
+
+	CURVNET_SET(TD_TO_VNET(td));
+	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
+	ifp = ifname_linux_to_ifp(td, pn->pn_parent->pn_name);
+	if (ifp != NULL && (error = linux_ifhwaddr(ifp, &lsa)) == 0)
+		error = sbuf_printf(sb, "%d\n", lsa.sa_family);
+	else
+		error = ENOENT;
+	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
+	CURVNET_RESTORE();
+	return (error == -1 ? ERANGE : error);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux.c
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
  * bsdname and lxname need to be least IFNAMSIZ bytes long, but
  * can point to the same buffer.
  */
-struct ifname_linux_to_bsd_cb_s {
+struct ifname_linux_to_ifp_cb_s {
 	bool		is_lo;
 	bool		is_eth;
 	int		ethno;
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@
 };
 
 static int
-ifname_linux_to_bsd_cb(if_t ifp, void *arg)
+ifname_linux_to_ifp_cb(if_t ifp, void *arg)
 {
-	struct ifname_linux_to_bsd_cb_s *cbs = arg;
+	struct ifname_linux_to_ifp_cb_s *cbs = arg;
 
 	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
 
@@ -379,17 +379,18 @@
 }
 
 struct ifnet *
-ifname_linux_to_bsd(struct thread *td, const char *lxname, char *bsdname)
+ifname_linux_to_ifp(struct thread *td, const char *lxname)
 {
-	struct ifname_linux_to_bsd_cb_s arg = {
+	struct ifname_linux_to_ifp_cb_s arg = {
 		.ethno = 0,
 		.lxname = lxname,
 		.ifp = NULL,
 	};
-	struct epoch_tracker et;
-	int len, ret;
+	int len;
 	char *ep;
 
+	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
+
 	for (len = 0; len < LINUX_IFNAMSIZ; ++len)
 		if (!isalpha(lxname[len]) || lxname[len] == '\0')
 			break;
@@ -406,14 +407,24 @@
 		return (NULL);
 	arg.is_eth = (len == 3 && strncmp(lxname, "eth", len) == 0);
 
+	if_foreach(ifname_linux_to_ifp_cb, &arg);
+	return (arg.ifp);
+}
+
+struct ifnet *
+ifname_linux_to_bsd(struct thread *td, const char *lxname, char *bsdname)
+{
+	struct epoch_tracker et;
+	struct ifnet *ifp;
+
 	CURVNET_SET(TD_TO_VNET(td));
 	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
-	ret = if_foreach(ifname_linux_to_bsd_cb, &arg);
+	ifp = ifname_linux_to_ifp(td, lxname);
+	if (ifp != NULL && bsdname != NULL)
+		strlcpy(bsdname, if_name(ifp), IFNAMSIZ);
 	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 	CURVNET_RESTORE();
-	if (ret > 0 && arg.ifp != NULL && bsdname != NULL)
-		strlcpy(bsdname, if_name(arg.ifp), IFNAMSIZ);
-	return (arg.ifp);
+	return (ifp);
 }
 
 unsigned short
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_common.h b/sys/compat/linux/linux_common.h
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_common.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_common.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 int	ifname_bsd_to_linux_ifp(struct ifnet *, char *, size_t);
 int	ifname_bsd_to_linux_idx(u_int, char *, size_t);
 int	ifname_bsd_to_linux_name(const char *, char *, size_t);
+struct ifnet *ifname_linux_to_ifp(struct thread *, const char *);
 
 struct ifnet	*ifname_linux_to_bsd(struct thread *td,
 		    const char *lxname, char *bsdname);