diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/carp.c b/sbin/ifconfig/carp.c
index dcf966d873ee..d6f8d78ba920 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/carp.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/carp.c
@@ -1,227 +1,231 @@
 /*	$FreeBSD$ */
 /*	from $OpenBSD: ifconfig.c,v 1.82 2003/10/19 05:43:35 mcbride Exp $ */
 
 /*-
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2002 Michael Shalayeff. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2003 Ryan McBride. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
  * are met:
  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
  *
  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
  * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
  * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR HIS RELATIVES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
  * INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
  * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
  * SERVICES; LOSS OF MIND, USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
  * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
  * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
  * IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF
  * THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/sockio.h>
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <netinet/in_var.h>
 #include <netinet/ip_carp.h>
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <err.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include <libifconfig.h>
+
 #include "ifconfig.h"
 
 static const char *carp_states[] = { CARP_STATES };
 
 static void carp_status(int s);
 static void setcarp_vhid(const char *, int, int, const struct afswtch *rafp);
 static void setcarp_callback(int, void *);
 static void setcarp_advbase(const char *,int, int, const struct afswtch *rafp);
 static void setcarp_advskew(const char *, int, int, const struct afswtch *rafp);
 static void setcarp_passwd(const char *, int, int, const struct afswtch *rafp);
 
 static int carpr_vhid = -1;
 static int carpr_advskew = -1;
 static int carpr_advbase = -1;
 static int carpr_state = -1;
 static unsigned char const *carpr_key;
 
 static void
 carp_status(int s)
 {
 	struct carpreq carpr[CARP_MAXVHID];
-	int i;
+	ifconfig_handle_t *lifh;
 
-	bzero(carpr, sizeof(struct carpreq) * CARP_MAXVHID);
-	carpr[0].carpr_count = CARP_MAXVHID;
-	ifr.ifr_data = (caddr_t)&carpr;
-
-	if (ioctl(s, SIOCGVH, (caddr_t)&ifr) == -1)
+	lifh = ifconfig_open();
+	if (lifh == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < carpr[0].carpr_count; i++) {
+	if (ifconfig_carp_get_info(lifh, name, carpr, CARP_MAXVHID) == -1)
+		goto close;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < carpr[0].carpr_count; i++) {
 		printf("\tcarp: %s vhid %d advbase %d advskew %d",
 		    carp_states[carpr[i].carpr_state], carpr[i].carpr_vhid,
 		    carpr[i].carpr_advbase, carpr[i].carpr_advskew);
 		if (printkeys && carpr[i].carpr_key[0] != '\0')
 			printf(" key \"%s\"\n", carpr[i].carpr_key);
 		else
 			printf("\n");
 	}
+close:
+	ifconfig_close(lifh);
 }
 
 static void
 setcarp_vhid(const char *val, int d, int s, const struct afswtch *afp)
 {
 
 	carpr_vhid = atoi(val);
 
 	if (carpr_vhid <= 0 || carpr_vhid > CARP_MAXVHID)
 		errx(1, "vhid must be greater than 0 and less than %u",
 		    CARP_MAXVHID);
 
 	switch (afp->af_af) {
 #ifdef INET
 	case AF_INET:
 	    {
 		struct in_aliasreq *ifra;
 
 		ifra = (struct in_aliasreq *)afp->af_addreq;
 		ifra->ifra_vhid = carpr_vhid;
 		break;
 	    }
 #endif
 #ifdef INET6
 	case AF_INET6:
 	    {
 		struct in6_aliasreq *ifra;
 
 		ifra = (struct in6_aliasreq *)afp->af_addreq;
 		ifra->ifra_vhid = carpr_vhid;
 		break;
 	    }
 #endif
 	default:
 		errx(1, "%s doesn't support carp(4)", afp->af_name);
 	}
 
 	callback_register(setcarp_callback, NULL);
 }
 
 static void
 setcarp_callback(int s, void *arg __unused)
 {
 	struct carpreq carpr;
 
 	bzero(&carpr, sizeof(struct carpreq));
 	carpr.carpr_vhid = carpr_vhid;
 	carpr.carpr_count = 1;
 	ifr.ifr_data = (caddr_t)&carpr;
 
 	if (ioctl(s, SIOCGVH, (caddr_t)&ifr) == -1 && errno != ENOENT)
 		err(1, "SIOCGVH");
 
 	if (carpr_key != NULL)
 		/* XXX Should hash the password into the key here? */
 		strlcpy(carpr.carpr_key, carpr_key, CARP_KEY_LEN);
 	if (carpr_advskew > -1)
 		carpr.carpr_advskew = carpr_advskew;
 	if (carpr_advbase > -1)
 		carpr.carpr_advbase = carpr_advbase;
 	if (carpr_state > -1)
 		carpr.carpr_state = carpr_state;
 
 	if (ioctl(s, SIOCSVH, (caddr_t)&ifr) == -1)
 		err(1, "SIOCSVH");
 }
 
 static void
 setcarp_passwd(const char *val, int d, int s, const struct afswtch *afp)
 {
 
 	if (carpr_vhid == -1)
 		errx(1, "passwd requires vhid");
 
 	carpr_key = val;
 }
 
 static void
 setcarp_advskew(const char *val, int d, int s, const struct afswtch *afp)
 {
 
 	if (carpr_vhid == -1)
 		errx(1, "advskew requires vhid");
 
 	carpr_advskew = atoi(val);
 }
 
 static void
 setcarp_advbase(const char *val, int d, int s, const struct afswtch *afp)
 {
 
 	if (carpr_vhid == -1)
 		errx(1, "advbase requires vhid");
 
 	carpr_advbase = atoi(val);
 }
 
 static void
 setcarp_state(const char *val, int d, int s, const struct afswtch *afp)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	if (carpr_vhid == -1)
 		errx(1, "state requires vhid");
 
 	for (i = 0; i <= CARP_MAXSTATE; i++)
 		if (strcasecmp(carp_states[i], val) == 0) {
 			carpr_state = i;
 			return;
 		}
 
 	errx(1, "unknown state");
 }
 
 static struct cmd carp_cmds[] = {
 	DEF_CMD_ARG("advbase",	setcarp_advbase),
 	DEF_CMD_ARG("advskew",	setcarp_advskew),
 	DEF_CMD_ARG("pass",	setcarp_passwd),
 	DEF_CMD_ARG("vhid",	setcarp_vhid),
 	DEF_CMD_ARG("state",	setcarp_state),
 };
 static struct afswtch af_carp = {
 	.af_name	= "af_carp",
 	.af_af		= AF_UNSPEC,
 	.af_other_status = carp_status,
 };
 
 static __constructor void
 carp_ctor(void)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nitems(carp_cmds);  i++)
 		cmd_register(&carp_cmds[i]);
 	af_register(&af_carp);
 }