diff --git a/sys/net/route.c b/sys/net/route.c
--- a/sys/net/route.c
+++ b/sys/net/route.c
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
 VNET_PCPUSTAT_SYSUNINIT(rtstat);
 #endif
 
+SYSCTL_DECL(_net_route);
+SYSCTL_VNET_PCPUSTAT(_net_route, OID_AUTO, stats, struct rtstat,
+    rtstat, "route statistics.");
+
 EVENTHANDLER_LIST_DEFINE(rt_addrmsg);
 
 static int rt_ifdelroute(const struct rtentry *rt, const struct nhop_object *,
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/main.c b/usr.bin/netstat/main.c
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/main.c
@@ -523,12 +523,9 @@
 	if (rflag) {
 		xo_open_container("statistics");
 		xo_set_version(NETSTAT_XO_VERSION);
-		if (sflag) {
-			if (live) {
-				kresolve_list(nl);
-			}
+		if (sflag)
 			rt_stats();
-		} else
+		else
 			routepr(fib, af);
 		xo_close_container("statistics");
 		if (xo_finish() < 0)
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/route.c b/usr.bin/netstat/route.c
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/route.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/route.c
@@ -699,13 +699,11 @@
 rt_stats(void)
 {
 	struct rtstat rtstat;
-	u_long rtsaddr;
 
-	if ((rtsaddr = nl[N_RTSTAT].n_value) == 0) {
-		xo_emit("{W:rtstat: symbol not in namelist}\n");
+	if (fetch_stats("net.route.stats", nl[N_RTSTAT].n_value, &rtstat,
+	    sizeof(rtstat), kread_counters) != 0)
 		return;
-	}
-	kread_counters(rtsaddr, (char *)&rtstat, sizeof (rtstat));
+
 	xo_emit("{T:routing}:\n");
 
 #define	p(f, m) if (rtstat.f || sflag <= 1) \