Index: head/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_en/en.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_en/en.h
+++ head/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_en/en.h
@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@
 	struct callout watchdog_timer;
         struct ifmedia media;
 	volatile int blocked;
-	struct sysctl_oid *sysctl;
+	struct sysctl_oid *conf_sysctl;
+	struct sysctl_oid *stat_sysctl;
 	struct sysctl_ctx_list conf_ctx;
 	struct sysctl_ctx_list stat_ctx;
 #define MLX4_EN_MAC_HASH_IDX 5
Index: head/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_en/mlx4_en_netdev.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_en/mlx4_en_netdev.c
+++ head/sys/dev/mlx4/mlx4_en/mlx4_en_netdev.c
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@
 			mlx4_en_destroy_cq(priv, &priv->rx_cq[i]);
 	}
 
-	if (priv->sysctl)
+	if (priv->stat_sysctl != NULL)
 		sysctl_ctx_free(&priv->stat_ctx);
 }
 
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@
 	mlx4_en_free_resources(priv);
 
 	/* freeing the sysctl conf cannot be called from within mlx4_en_free_resources */
-	if (priv->sysctl)
+	if (priv->conf_sysctl != NULL)
 		sysctl_ctx_free(&priv->conf_ctx);
 
 	kfree(priv->tx_ring);
@@ -2573,9 +2573,9 @@
 	pnameunit = device_get_nameunit(priv->mdev->pdev->dev.bsddev);
 
         sysctl_ctx_init(ctx);
-        priv->sysctl = SYSCTL_ADD_NODE(ctx, SYSCTL_STATIC_CHILDREN(_hw),
+        priv->conf_sysctl = SYSCTL_ADD_NODE(ctx, SYSCTL_STATIC_CHILDREN(_hw),
             OID_AUTO, dev->if_xname, CTLFLAG_RD, 0, "mlx4 10gig ethernet");
-        node = SYSCTL_ADD_NODE(ctx, SYSCTL_CHILDREN(priv->sysctl), OID_AUTO,
+        node = SYSCTL_ADD_NODE(ctx, SYSCTL_CHILDREN(priv->conf_sysctl), OID_AUTO,
             "conf", CTLFLAG_RD, NULL, "Configuration");
         node_list = SYSCTL_CHILDREN(node);
 
@@ -2638,7 +2638,6 @@
 static void mlx4_en_sysctl_stat(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct sysctl_ctx_list *ctx;
-	struct sysctl_oid *node;
 	struct sysctl_oid_list *node_list;
 	struct sysctl_oid *ring_node;
 	struct sysctl_oid_list *ring_list;
@@ -2649,9 +2648,9 @@
 
 	ctx = &priv->stat_ctx;
 	sysctl_ctx_init(ctx);
-	node = SYSCTL_ADD_NODE(ctx, SYSCTL_CHILDREN(priv->sysctl), OID_AUTO,
+	priv->stat_sysctl = SYSCTL_ADD_NODE(ctx, SYSCTL_CHILDREN(priv->conf_sysctl), OID_AUTO,
 	    "stat", CTLFLAG_RD, NULL, "Statistics");
-	node_list = SYSCTL_CHILDREN(node);
+	node_list = SYSCTL_CHILDREN(priv->stat_sysctl);
 
 #ifdef MLX4_EN_PERF_STAT
 	SYSCTL_ADD_UINT(ctx, node_list, OID_AUTO, "tx_poll", CTLFLAG_RD,