diff --git a/tests/sys/common/vnet.subr b/tests/sys/common/vnet.subr
--- a/tests/sys/common/vnet.subr
+++ b/tests/sys/common/vnet.subr
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
 	echo ${ifname%a}
 }
 
+vnet_init_bridge()
+{
+	if ! kldstat -q -m if_bridge; then
+		atf_skip "This test requires if_bridge"
+	fi
+}
+
 vnet_mkbridge()
 {
 	ifname=$(ifconfig bridge create)
diff --git a/tests/sys/net/if_bridge_test.sh b/tests/sys/net/if_bridge_test.sh
--- a/tests/sys/net/if_bridge_test.sh
+++ b/tests/sys/net/if_bridge_test.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 bridge_transmit_ipv4_unicast_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	epair_alcatraz=$(vnet_mkepair)
 	epair_singsing=$(vnet_mkepair)
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
 stp_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	epair_one=$(vnet_mkepair)
 	epair_two=$(vnet_mkepair)
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@
 stp_vlan_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	epair_one=$(vnet_mkepair)
 	epair_two=$(vnet_mkepair)
@@ -216,6 +219,7 @@
 static_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	epair=$(vnet_mkepair)
 	bridge=$(vnet_mkbridge)
@@ -273,6 +277,7 @@
 span_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	epair=$(vnet_mkepair)
 	epair_span=$(vnet_mkepair)
@@ -326,6 +331,7 @@
 delete_with_members_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	bridge=$(vnet_mkbridge)
 	epair=$(vnet_mkepair)
@@ -352,6 +358,7 @@
 mac_conflict_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	epair=$(vnet_mkepair)
 
@@ -390,6 +397,7 @@
 inherit_mac_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	bridge=$(vnet_mkbridge)
 	epair=$(vnet_mkepair)
@@ -418,6 +426,7 @@
 stp_validation_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	epair_one=$(vnet_mkepair)
 	epair_two=$(vnet_mkepair)
@@ -461,6 +470,7 @@
 gif_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	epair=$(vnet_mkepair)
 
@@ -545,6 +555,7 @@
 mtu_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	epair=$(vnet_mkepair)
 	gif=$(ifconfig gif create)
@@ -606,6 +617,7 @@
 vlan_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	vid=1
 
@@ -673,6 +685,7 @@
 many_bridge_members_body()
 {
 	vnet_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	bridge=$(vnet_mkbridge)
 	ifcount=256
diff --git a/tests/sys/net/if_ovpn/if_ovpn.sh b/tests/sys/net/if_ovpn/if_ovpn.sh
--- a/tests/sys/net/if_ovpn/if_ovpn.sh
+++ b/tests/sys/net/if_ovpn/if_ovpn.sh
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@
 multi_client_body()
 {
 	ovpn_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	bridge=$(vnet_mkbridge)
 	srv=$(vnet_mkepair)
@@ -814,6 +815,7 @@
 ra_body()
 {
 	ovpn_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	bridge=$(vnet_mkbridge)
 	srv=$(vnet_mkepair)
diff --git a/tests/sys/netinet/carp.sh b/tests/sys/netinet/carp.sh
--- a/tests/sys/netinet/carp.sh
+++ b/tests/sys/netinet/carp.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 basic_v4_body()
 {
 	carp_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	bridge=$(vnet_mkbridge)
 	epair_one=$(vnet_mkepair)
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@
 vrrp_v4_body()
 {
 	carp_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	j=vrrp_basic_v4
 
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@
 unicast_v4_body()
 {
 	carp_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	bridge=$(vnet_mkbridge)
 	epair_one=$(vnet_mkepair)
@@ -218,6 +221,7 @@
 basic_v6_body()
 {
 	carp_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	bridge=$(vnet_mkbridge)
 	epair_one=$(vnet_mkepair)
@@ -265,6 +269,7 @@
 vrrp_v6_body()
 {
 	carp_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	j=carp_basic_v6
 
@@ -314,6 +319,7 @@
 unicast_v6_body()
 {
 	carp_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	bridge=$(vnet_mkbridge)
 	epair_one=$(vnet_mkepair)
@@ -375,6 +381,7 @@
 unicast_ll_v6_body()
 {
 	carp_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	j=carp_uni_ll_v6
 
@@ -485,6 +492,7 @@
 nd6_ns_source_mac_body()
 {
         carp_init
+        vnet_init_bridge
 
         bridge=$(vnet_mkbridge)
         epair_one=$(vnet_mkepair)
diff --git a/tests/sys/netpfil/common/rdr.sh b/tests/sys/netpfil/common/rdr.sh
--- a/tests/sys/netpfil/common/rdr.sh
+++ b/tests/sys/netpfil/common/rdr.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 	firewall=$1
 	firewall_init $firewall
 	nat_init $firewall
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	bridge=$(vnet_mkbridge)
 	ifconfig ${bridge} 192.0.2.1/24 up
diff --git a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/altq.sh b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/altq.sh
--- a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/altq.sh
+++ b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/altq.sh
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@
 {
 	altq_init
 	is_altq_supported codel
-	if ! kldstat -q -m if_bridge; then
-		atf_skip "This test requires if_bridge"
-	fi
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	epair=$(vnet_mkepair)
 	ifconfig ${epair}a 192.0.2.1/24 up
diff --git a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/pfsync.sh b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/pfsync.sh
--- a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/pfsync.sh
+++ b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/pfsync.sh
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@
 		atf_skip "This test requires carp"
 	fi
 	pfsynct_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	bridge0=$(vnet_mkbridge)
 	bridge1=$(vnet_mkbridge)
diff --git a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/sctp.sh b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/sctp.sh
--- a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/sctp.sh
+++ b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/sctp.sh
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@
 
 	sctp_init
 	pfsynct_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 	if ! kldstat -q -m carp
 	then
 		atf_skip "This test requires carp"
diff --git a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/tcp.sh b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/tcp.sh
--- a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/tcp.sh
+++ b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/tcp.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 rst_body()
 {
 	pft_init
+	vnet_init_bridge
 
 	epair_srv=$(vnet_mkepair)
 	epair_cl=$(vnet_mkepair)