diff --git a/sys/boot/common/dev_net.c b/sys/boot/common/dev_net.c
index fcf32e5cb32f..5dc1dc33fe4a 100644
--- a/sys/boot/common/dev_net.c
+++ b/sys/boot/common/dev_net.c
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ net_open(struct open_file *f, ...)
 				return (error);
 			}
 		}
+#if defined(__sparc64__)
+		netdev_opens++;
+#endif
 	}
 	netdev_opens++;
 	f->f_devdata = &netdev_sock;