diff --git a/sys/net/iflib.c b/sys/net/iflib.c
index f5c7536f0aa7..6c57b6aaeaef 100644
--- a/sys/net/iflib.c
+++ b/sys/net/iflib.c
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ static void iflib_altq_if_start(if_t ifp);
 static int iflib_altq_if_transmit(if_t ifp, struct mbuf *m);
 #endif
 static int iflib_register(if_ctx_t);
+static void iflib_deregister(if_ctx_t);
 static void iflib_init_locked(if_ctx_t ctx);
 static void iflib_add_device_sysctl_pre(if_ctx_t ctx);
 static void iflib_add_device_sysctl_post(if_ctx_t ctx);
@@ -4790,6 +4791,7 @@ iflib_device_register(device_t dev, void *sc, if_shared_ctx_t sctx, if_ctx_t *ct
 	IFDI_DETACH(ctx);
 fail_unlock:
 	CTX_UNLOCK(ctx);
+	iflib_deregister(ctx);
 fail_ctx_free:
 	device_set_softc(ctx->ifc_dev, NULL);
         if (ctx->ifc_flags & IFC_SC_ALLOCATED)
@@ -4983,6 +4985,7 @@ iflib_pseudo_register(device_t dev, if_shared_ctx_t sctx, if_ctx_t *ctxp,
 	IFDI_DETACH(ctx);
 fail_unlock:
 	CTX_UNLOCK(ctx);
+	iflib_deregister(ctx);
 fail_ctx_free:
 	free(ctx->ifc_softc, M_IFLIB);
 	free(ctx, M_IFLIB);
@@ -4999,15 +5002,7 @@ iflib_pseudo_deregister(if_ctx_t ctx)
 	struct taskqgroup *tqg;
 	iflib_fl_t fl;
 
-	/* Unregister VLAN events */
-	if (ctx->ifc_vlan_attach_event != NULL)
-		EVENTHANDLER_DEREGISTER(vlan_config, ctx->ifc_vlan_attach_event);
-	if (ctx->ifc_vlan_detach_event != NULL)
-		EVENTHANDLER_DEREGISTER(vlan_unconfig, ctx->ifc_vlan_detach_event);
-
 	ether_ifdetach(ifp);
-	/* ether_ifdetach calls if_qflush - lock must be destroy afterwards*/
-	CTX_LOCK_DESTROY(ctx);
 	/* XXX drain any dependent tasks */
 	tqg = qgroup_if_io_tqg;
 	for (txq = ctx->ifc_txqs, i = 0; i < NTXQSETS(ctx); i++, txq++) {
@@ -5028,10 +5023,11 @@ iflib_pseudo_deregister(if_ctx_t ctx)
 	if (ctx->ifc_vflr_task.gt_uniq != NULL)
 		taskqgroup_detach(tqg, &ctx->ifc_vflr_task);
 
-	if_free(ifp);
-
 	iflib_tx_structures_free(ctx);
 	iflib_rx_structures_free(ctx);
+
+	iflib_deregister(ctx);
+
 	if (ctx->ifc_flags & IFC_SC_ALLOCATED)
 		free(ctx->ifc_softc, M_IFLIB);
 	free(ctx, M_IFLIB);
@@ -5118,19 +5114,19 @@ iflib_device_deregister(if_ctx_t ctx)
 	CTX_UNLOCK(ctx);
 
 	/* ether_ifdetach calls if_qflush - lock must be destroy afterwards*/
-	CTX_LOCK_DESTROY(ctx);
-	device_set_softc(ctx->ifc_dev, NULL);
 	iflib_free_intr_mem(ctx);
 
 	bus_generic_detach(dev);
-	if_free(ifp);
 
 	iflib_tx_structures_free(ctx);
 	iflib_rx_structures_free(ctx);
+
+	iflib_deregister(ctx);
+
+	device_set_softc(ctx->ifc_dev, NULL);
 	if (ctx->ifc_flags & IFC_SC_ALLOCATED)
 		free(ctx->ifc_softc, M_IFLIB);
 	unref_ctx_core_offset(ctx);
-	STATE_LOCK_DESTROY(ctx);
 	free(ctx, M_IFLIB);
 	return (0);
 }
@@ -5379,6 +5375,36 @@ iflib_register(if_ctx_t ctx)
 	return (0);
 }
 
+static void
+iflib_deregister(if_ctx_t ctx)
+{
+	if_t ifp = ctx->ifc_ifp;
+
+	/* Remove all media */
+	ifmedia_removeall(&ctx->ifc_media);
+
+	/* Unregister VLAN events */
+	if (ctx->ifc_vlan_attach_event != NULL) {
+		EVENTHANDLER_DEREGISTER(vlan_config, ctx->ifc_vlan_attach_event);
+		ctx->ifc_vlan_attach_event = NULL;
+	}
+	if (ctx->ifc_vlan_detach_event != NULL) {
+		EVENTHANDLER_DEREGISTER(vlan_unconfig, ctx->ifc_vlan_detach_event);
+		ctx->ifc_vlan_detach_event = NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* Release kobject reference */
+	kobj_delete((kobj_t) ctx, NULL);
+
+	/* Free the ifnet structure */
+	if_free(ifp);
+
+	STATE_LOCK_DESTROY(ctx);
+
+	/* ether_ifdetach calls if_qflush - lock must be destroy afterwards*/
+	CTX_LOCK_DESTROY(ctx);
+}
+
 static int
 iflib_queues_alloc(if_ctx_t ctx)
 {