diff --git a/sys/net/if.c b/sys/net/if.c
index 74c30d0159dc..ba326b72b46d 100644
--- a/sys/net/if.c
+++ b/sys/net/if.c
@@ -2512,8 +2512,6 @@ ifhwioctl(u_long cmd, struct ifnet *ifp, caddr_t data, struct thread *td)
 			return (error);
 		error = if_setlladdr(ifp,
 		    ifr->ifr_addr.sa_data, ifr->ifr_addr.sa_len);
-		if (error == 0)
-			EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE(iflladdr_event, ifp);
 		break;
 
 	case SIOCAIFGROUP:
@@ -3377,6 +3375,7 @@ if_setlladdr(struct ifnet *ifp, const u_char *lladdr, int len)
 			(*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, SIOCSIFFLAGS, (caddr_t)&ifr);
 		}
 	}
+	EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE(iflladdr_event, ifp);
 	return (0);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/net/if_lagg.c b/sys/net/if_lagg.c
index 7eceaa459512..730a044a8f12 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_lagg.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_lagg.c
@@ -690,7 +690,6 @@ lagg_port_setlladdr(void *arg, int pending)
 	struct lagg_softc *sc = (struct lagg_softc *)arg;
 	struct lagg_llq *llq, *head;
 	struct ifnet *ifp;
-	int error;
 
 	/* Grab a local reference of the queue and remove it from the softc */
 	LAGG_WLOCK(sc);
@@ -706,7 +705,6 @@ lagg_port_setlladdr(void *arg, int pending)
 		ifp = llq->llq_ifp;
 
 		CURVNET_SET(ifp->if_vnet);
-		error = 0;
 
 		/*
 		 * Set the link layer address on the laggport interface.
@@ -714,11 +712,8 @@ lagg_port_setlladdr(void *arg, int pending)
 		 * may result in arp transmission / lltable updates.
 		 */
 		if (llq->llq_type == LAGG_LLQTYPE_PHYS)
-			error = if_setlladdr(ifp, llq->llq_lladdr,
+			if_setlladdr(ifp, llq->llq_lladdr,
 			    ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-		if (error)
-			printf("%s: setlladdr failed on %s\n", __func__,
-			    ifp->if_xname);
 		else
 			EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE(iflladdr_event, ifp);
 		CURVNET_RESTORE();
diff --git a/sys/net/if_vlan.c b/sys/net/if_vlan.c
index dc079750b61e..462c9078fbc1 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_vlan.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_vlan.c
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ vlan_iflladdr(void *arg __unused, struct ifnet *ifp)
 #ifndef VLAN_ARRAY
 	struct ifvlan *next;
 #endif
-	int error, i;
+	int i;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check if it's a trunk interface first of all
@@ -544,11 +544,8 @@ vlan_iflladdr(void *arg __unused, struct ifnet *ifp)
 		LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(ifv, &ifp->if_vlantrunk->hash[i], ifv_list, next) {
 #endif /* VLAN_ARRAY */
 			VLAN_UNLOCK();
-			error = if_setlladdr(ifv->ifv_ifp, IF_LLADDR(ifp),
+			if_setlladdr(ifv->ifv_ifp, IF_LLADDR(ifp),
 			    ifp->if_addrlen);
-			if (error == 0)
-				EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE(iflladdr_event,
-				    ifv->ifv_ifp);
 			VLAN_LOCK();
 		}
 	VLAN_UNLOCK();
diff --git a/sys/netgraph/ng_eiface.c b/sys/netgraph/ng_eiface.c
index ab7071914f6e..08b85ad026bc 100644
--- a/sys/netgraph/ng_eiface.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph/ng_eiface.c
@@ -489,8 +489,6 @@ ng_eiface_rcvmsg(node_p node, item_p item, hook_p lasthook)
 			}
 			error = if_setlladdr(priv->ifp,
 			    (u_char *)msg->data, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-			if (error == 0)
-				EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE(iflladdr_event, priv->ifp);
 			break;
 		    }
 
diff --git a/sys/netgraph/ng_ether.c b/sys/netgraph/ng_ether.c
index 63179a5edd10..430b8591bc0a 100644
--- a/sys/netgraph/ng_ether.c
+++ b/sys/netgraph/ng_ether.c
@@ -534,8 +534,6 @@ ng_ether_rcvmsg(node_p node, item_p item, hook_p lasthook)
 			}
 			error = if_setlladdr(priv->ifp,
 			    (u_char *)msg->data, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-			if (error == 0)
-				EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE(iflladdr_event, priv->ifp);
 			break;
 		    }
 		case NGM_ETHER_GET_PROMISC: