diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.h b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.h
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.h
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.h
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@
 extern	int allmedia;
 extern	int newaddr;
 extern	int exit_code;
-extern struct ifconfig_args global_args;
 extern	char *f_inet, *f_inet6, *f_ether, *f_addr;
 
 void	setifcap(if_ctx *ctx, const char *, int value);
diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@
 static int	clearaddr;
 int	newaddr = 1;
 
-struct ifconfig_args global_args;
-
 int	exit_code = 0;
 
 static char ifname_to_print[IFNAMSIZ]; /* Helper for printifnamemaybe() */
@@ -615,7 +613,8 @@
 #ifdef JAIL
 	int jid;
 #endif
-	struct ifconfig_args *args = &global_args;
+	struct ifconfig_args _args = {};
+	struct ifconfig_args *args = &_args;
 
 	f_inet = f_inet6 = f_ether = f_addr = NULL;
 
diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifmedia.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifmedia.c
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifmedia.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifmedia.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 		putchar('\n');
 	}
 
-	if (global_args.supmedia) {
+	if (ctx->args->supmedia) {
 		printf("\tsupported media:\n");
 		for (int i = 0; i < ifmr->ifm_count; ++i) {
 			printf("\t\t");