diff --git a/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c b/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c
--- a/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c
+++ b/sys/kern/uipc_socket.c
@@ -275,9 +275,23 @@
     sizeof(u_int), sysctl_somaxconn, "IU",
     "Maximum listen socket pending connection accept queue size (compat)");
 
-static int numopensockets;
-SYSCTL_INT(_kern_ipc, OID_AUTO, numopensockets, CTLFLAG_RD,
-    &numopensockets, 0, "Number of open sockets");
+static u_int numopensockets;
+static int
+sysctl_numopensockets(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
+{
+	u_int val;
+
+#ifdef VIMAGE
+	if(!IS_DEFAULT_VNET(curvnet))
+		val = curvnet->vnet_sockcnt;
+	else
+#endif
+		val = numopensockets;
+	return (sysctl_handle_int(oidp, &val, 0, req));
+}
+SYSCTL_PROC(_kern_ipc, OID_AUTO, numopensockets,
+    CTLTYPE_UINT | CTLFLAG_RD | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE | CTLFLAG_VNET, 0, sizeof(u_int),
+    sysctl_numopensockets, "IU", "Number of open sockets");
 
 /*
  * so_global_mtx protects so_gencnt, numopensockets, and the per-socket