diff --git a/sys/net/bpf.c b/sys/net/bpf.c
--- a/sys/net/bpf.c
+++ b/sys/net/bpf.c
@@ -3223,6 +3223,8 @@
 
 #endif /* !DEV_BPF && !NETGRAPH_BPF */
 
+__strong_reference(bpf_mtap_if, if_bpfmtap);
+
 #ifdef DDB
 static void
 bpf_show_bpf_if(struct bpf_if *bpf_if)
diff --git a/sys/net/if.c b/sys/net/if.c
--- a/sys/net/if.c
+++ b/sys/net/if.c
@@ -4866,18 +4866,6 @@
 	return (if_alloc(type));
 }
 
-void
-if_bpfmtap(if_t ifp, struct mbuf *m)
-{
-       bpf_mtap_if(ifp, m);
-}
-
-void
-if_etherbpfmtap(if_t ifp, struct mbuf *m)
-{
-       ether_bpf_mtap_if(ifp, m);
-}
-
 void
 if_vlancap(if_t ifp)
 {
diff --git a/sys/net/if_ethersubr.c b/sys/net/if_ethersubr.c
--- a/sys/net/if_ethersubr.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_ethersubr.c
@@ -1545,5 +1545,7 @@
 	ether_gen_addr_byname(if_name(ifp), hwaddr);
 }
 
+__strong_reference(ether_bpf_mtap_if, if_etherbpfmtap);
+
 DECLARE_MODULE(ether, ether_mod, SI_SUB_INIT_IF, SI_ORDER_ANY);
 MODULE_VERSION(ether, 1);