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
@@ -3216,13 +3216,13 @@
 			goto fail;
 	}
 
-	vxlan_stats_alloc(sc);
 	ifp = if_alloc(IFT_ETHER);
 	if (ifp == NULL) {
 		error = ENOSPC;
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
+	vxlan_stats_alloc(sc);
 	sc->vxl_ifp = ifp;
 	rm_init(&sc->vxl_lock, "vxlanrm");
 	callout_init_rw(&sc->vxl_callout, &sc->vxl_lock, 0);