diff --git a/sys/contrib/ipfilter/netinet/ip_compat.h b/sys/contrib/ipfilter/netinet/ip_compat.h
index 20ae38ee71bc..ece5bec16a08 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/ipfilter/netinet/ip_compat.h
+++ b/sys/contrib/ipfilter/netinet/ip_compat.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ struct  ether_addr {
 					} while (0)
 #  include <net/if_var.h>
 #  define	GETKTIME(x)	microtime((struct timeval *)x)
+#  define	if_addrlist	if_addrhead
 
 #   include <netinet/in_systm.h>
 #   include <netinet/ip.h>
diff --git a/sys/net/if_var.h b/sys/net/if_var.h
index 191fc87f38a7..b4863323120f 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_var.h
+++ b/sys/net/if_var.h
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ struct ifnet {
 };
 
 /* for compatibility with other BSDs */
-#define	if_addrlist	if_addrhead
 #define	if_list		if_link
 #define	if_name(ifp)	((ifp)->if_xname)