diff --git a/sys/net/if.c b/sys/net/if.c
index 831dc3f390b0..a7fb2a95feec 100644
--- a/sys/net/if.c
+++ b/sys/net/if.c
@@ -468,6 +468,10 @@ if_alloc(u_char type)
 
 	refcount_init(&ifp->if_refcount, 1);	/* Index reference. */
 	ifnet_setbyindex(ifp->if_index, ifp);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < IFCOUNTERS; i++)
+		ifp->if_counters[i] = counter_u64_alloc(M_WAITOK);
+
 	return (ifp);
 }
 
@@ -495,6 +499,10 @@ if_free_internal(struct ifnet *ifp)
 	IF_AFDATA_DESTROY(ifp);
 	IF_ADDR_LOCK_DESTROY(ifp);
 	ifq_delete(&ifp->if_snd);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < IFCOUNTERS; i++)
+		counter_u64_free(ifp->if_counters[i]);
+
 	free(ifp, M_IFNET);
 }
 
@@ -1460,39 +1468,15 @@ if_rtdel(struct radix_node *rn, void *arg)
 }
 
 /*
- * Return counter values from old racy non-pcpu counters.
+ * Return counter values from counter(9)s stored in ifnet.
  */
 uint64_t
 if_get_counter_default(struct ifnet *ifp, ift_counter cnt)
 {
 
-	switch (cnt) {
-		case IFCOUNTER_IPACKETS:
-			return (ifp->if_ipackets);
-		case IFCOUNTER_IERRORS:
-			return (ifp->if_ierrors);
-		case IFCOUNTER_OPACKETS:
-			return (ifp->if_opackets);
-		case IFCOUNTER_OERRORS:
-			return (ifp->if_oerrors);
-		case IFCOUNTER_COLLISIONS:
-			return (ifp->if_collisions);
-		case IFCOUNTER_IBYTES:
-			return (ifp->if_ibytes);
-		case IFCOUNTER_OBYTES:
-			return (ifp->if_obytes);
-		case IFCOUNTER_IMCASTS:
-			return (ifp->if_imcasts);
-		case IFCOUNTER_OMCASTS:
-			return (ifp->if_omcasts);
-		case IFCOUNTER_IQDROPS:
-			return (ifp->if_iqdrops);
-		case IFCOUNTER_OQDROPS:
-			return (ifp->if_oqdrops);
-		case IFCOUNTER_NOPROTO:
-			return (ifp->if_noproto);
-	}
-	panic("%s: unknown counter %d", __func__, cnt);
+	KASSERT(cnt < IFCOUNTERS, ("%s: invalid cnt %d", __func__, cnt));
+
+	return (counter_u64_fetch(ifp->if_counters[cnt]));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1503,46 +1487,9 @@ void
 if_inc_counter(struct ifnet *ifp, ift_counter cnt, int64_t inc)
 {
 
-	switch (cnt) {
-		case IFCOUNTER_IPACKETS:
-			ifp->if_ipackets += inc;
-			break;
-		case IFCOUNTER_IERRORS:
-			ifp->if_ierrors += inc;
-			break;
-		case IFCOUNTER_OPACKETS:
-			ifp->if_opackets += inc;
-			break;
-		case IFCOUNTER_OERRORS:
-			ifp->if_oerrors += inc;
-			break;
-		case IFCOUNTER_COLLISIONS:
-			ifp->if_collisions += inc;
-			break;
-		case IFCOUNTER_IBYTES:
-			ifp->if_ibytes += inc;
-			break;
-		case IFCOUNTER_OBYTES:
-			ifp->if_obytes += inc;
-			break;
-		case IFCOUNTER_IMCASTS:
-			ifp->if_imcasts += inc;
-			break;
-		case IFCOUNTER_OMCASTS:
-			ifp->if_omcasts += inc;
-			break;
-		case IFCOUNTER_IQDROPS:
-			ifp->if_iqdrops += inc;
-			break;
-		case IFCOUNTER_OQDROPS:
-			ifp->if_oqdrops += inc;
-			break;
-		case IFCOUNTER_NOPROTO:
-			ifp->if_noproto += inc;
-			break;
-		default:
-			panic("%s: unknown counter %d", __func__, cnt);
-	}
+	KASSERT(cnt < IFCOUNTERS, ("%s: invalid cnt %d", __func__, cnt));
+
+	counter_u64_add(ifp->if_counters[cnt], inc);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3596,14 +3543,14 @@ if_handoff(struct ifqueue *ifq, struct mbuf *m, struct ifnet *ifp, int adjust)
 	IF_LOCK(ifq);
 	if (_IF_QFULL(ifq)) {
 		IF_UNLOCK(ifq);
-		ifp->if_oqdrops++;
+		if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OQDROPS, 1);
 		m_freem(m);
 		return (0);
 	}
 	if (ifp != NULL) {
-		ifp->if_obytes += m->m_pkthdr.len + adjust;
+		if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OBYTES, m->m_pkthdr.len + adjust);
 		if (m->m_flags & (M_BCAST|M_MCAST))
-			ifp->if_omcasts++;
+			if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OMCASTS, 1);
 		active = ifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_OACTIVE;
 	}
 	_IF_ENQUEUE(ifq, m);
diff --git a/sys/net/if_lagg.c b/sys/net/if_lagg.c
index d58fb3916ad7..571284b380d0 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_lagg.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_lagg.c
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ lagg_port_create(struct lagg_softc *sc, struct ifnet *ifp)
 
 	/* Read port counters */
 	pval = lp->port_counters.val;
-	for (i = IFCOUNTER_IPACKETS; i <= IFCOUNTER_LAST; i++, pval++)
+	for (i = 0; i < IFCOUNTERS; i++, pval++)
 		*pval = ifp->if_get_counter(ifp, i);
 	/* Add multicast addresses and interface flags to this port */
 	lagg_ether_cmdmulti(lp, 1);
@@ -884,9 +884,9 @@ lagg_port_destroy(struct lagg_port *lp, int rundelport)
 
 	/* Update detached port counters */
 	pval = lp->port_counters.val;
-	for (i = IFCOUNTER_IPACKETS; i <= IFCOUNTER_LAST; i++, pval++) {
+	for (i = 0; i <= IFCOUNTERS; i++, pval++) {
 		vdiff = ifp->if_get_counter(ifp, i) - *pval;
-		sc->detached_counters.val[i - 1] += vdiff;
+		sc->detached_counters.val[i] += vdiff;
 	}
 
 	/* Finally, remove the port from the lagg */
@@ -1023,8 +1023,8 @@ lagg_get_counter(struct ifnet *ifp, ift_counter cnt)
 	struct rm_priotracker tracker;
 	uint64_t newval, oldval, vsum;
 
-	if (cnt <= 0 || cnt > IFCOUNTER_LAST)
-		return (if_get_counter_default(ifp, cnt));
+	/* Revise this when we've got non-generic counters. */
+	KASSERT(cnt < IFCOUNTERS, ("%s: invalid cnt %d", __func__, cnt));
 
 	sc = (struct lagg_softc *)ifp->if_softc;
 	LAGG_RLOCK(sc, &tracker);
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ lagg_get_counter(struct ifnet *ifp, ift_counter cnt)
 	vsum = 0;
 	SLIST_FOREACH(lp, &sc->sc_ports, lp_entries) {
 		/* Saved attached value */
-		oldval = lp->port_counters.val[cnt - 1];
+		oldval = lp->port_counters.val[cnt];
 		/* current value */
 		lpifp = lp->lp_ifp;
 		newval = lpifp->if_get_counter(lpifp, cnt);
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ lagg_get_counter(struct ifnet *ifp, ift_counter cnt)
 	/*
 	 * Add counter data from detached ports counters
 	 */
-	vsum += sc->detached_counters.val[cnt - 1];
+	vsum += sc->detached_counters.val[cnt];
 
 	LAGG_RUNLOCK(sc, &tracker);
 
diff --git a/sys/net/if_lagg.h b/sys/net/if_lagg.h
index 658d8b49e618..5aeae571da77 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_lagg.h
+++ b/sys/net/if_lagg.h
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ struct lagg_llq {
 };
 
 struct lagg_counters {
-	uint64_t	val[IFCOUNTER_LAST];
+	uint64_t	val[IFCOUNTERS];
 };
 
 struct lagg_softc {
diff --git a/sys/net/if_var.h b/sys/net/if_var.h
index ebaa0f697a54..46398dd33c69 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_var.h
+++ b/sys/net/if_var.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ VNET_DECLARE(struct pfil_head, link_pfil_hook);	/* packet filter hooks */
 #endif /* _KERNEL */
 
 typedef enum {
-	IFCOUNTER_IPACKETS = 1,
+	IFCOUNTER_IPACKETS = 0,
 	IFCOUNTER_IERRORS,
 	IFCOUNTER_OPACKETS,
 	IFCOUNTER_OERRORS,
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	IFCOUNTER_IQDROPS,
 	IFCOUNTER_OQDROPS,
 	IFCOUNTER_NOPROTO,
+	IFCOUNTERS /* Array size. */
 } ift_counter;
-#define	IFCOUNTER_LAST	IFCOUNTER_NOPROTO
 
 typedef struct ifnet * if_t;
 
@@ -228,28 +228,15 @@ struct ifnet {
 		(struct ifnet *, struct vnet *, char *);
 	if_get_counter_t if_get_counter; /* get counter values */
 
+	/* Statistics. */
+	counter_u64_t	if_counters[IFCOUNTERS];
+
 	/* Stuff that's only temporary and doesn't belong here. */
 	u_int	if_hw_tsomax;		/* TSO total burst length
 					 * limit in bytes. A value of
 					 * zero means no limit. Have
 					 * to find a better place for
 					 * it eventually. */
-	/*
-	 * Old, racy and expensive statistics, should not be used in
-	 * new drivers.
-	 */
-	uint64_t	if_ipackets;	/* packets received on interface */
-	uint64_t	if_ierrors;	/* input errors on interface */
-	uint64_t	if_opackets;	/* packets sent on interface */
-	uint64_t	if_oerrors;	/* output errors on interface */
-	uint64_t	if_collisions;	/* collisions on csma interfaces */
-	uint64_t	if_ibytes;	/* total number of octets received */
-	uint64_t	if_obytes;	/* total number of octets sent */
-	uint64_t	if_imcasts;	/* packets received via multicast */
-	uint64_t	if_omcasts;	/* packets sent via multicast */
-	uint64_t	if_iqdrops;	/* dropped on input */
-	uint64_t	if_oqdrops;	/* dropped on output */
-	uint64_t	if_noproto;	/* destined for unsupported protocol */
 
 	/* TSO fields for segment limits. If a field is zero below, there is no limit. */
 	u_int		if_hw_tsomaxsegcount;	/* TSO maximum segment count */
diff --git a/sys/net/ifq.h b/sys/net/ifq.h
index b787ea1cfa81..14ef8b25033a 100644
--- a/sys/net/ifq.h
+++ b/sys/net/ifq.h
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@
 #include <sys/lock.h>		/* XXX */
 #include <sys/mutex.h>		/* struct ifqueue */
 
+/*
+ * Couple of ugly extra definitions that are required since ifq.h
+ * is splitted from if_var.h.
+ */
 #define	IF_DUNIT_NONE	-1
+void if_inc_counter(struct ifnet *, ift_counter, int64_t inc);
 
 #include <altq/if_altq.h>
 
@@ -245,13 +250,13 @@ do {									\
 	mflags = (m)->m_flags;						\
 	IFQ_ENQUEUE(&(ifp)->if_snd, m, err);				\
 	if ((err) == 0) {						\
-		(ifp)->if_obytes += len + (adj);			\
+		if_inc_counter((ifp), IFCOUNTER_OBYTES, len + (adj));	\
 		if (mflags & M_MCAST)					\
-			(ifp)->if_omcasts++;				\
+			if_inc_counter((ifp), IFCOUNTER_OMCASTS, 1);	\
 		if (((ifp)->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_OACTIVE) == 0)	\
 			if_start(ifp);					\
 	} else								\
-		ifp->if_oqdrops++;					\
+		if_inc_counter((ifp), IFCOUNTER_OQDROPS, 1);		\
 } while (0)
 
 #define	IFQ_HANDOFF(ifp, m, err)					\
@@ -318,7 +323,7 @@ drbr_enqueue(struct ifnet *ifp, struct buf_ring *br, struct mbuf *m)
 	if (ALTQ_IS_ENABLED(&ifp->if_snd)) {
 		IFQ_ENQUEUE(&ifp->if_snd, m, error);
 		if (error)
-			ifp->if_oqdrops++;
+			if_inc_counter((ifp), IFCOUNTER_OQDROPS, 1);
 		return (error);
 	}
 #endif