diff --git a/sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c b/sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
index ed87f1ffdaea..94186bb0c759 100755
--- a/sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c
@@ -2324,7 +2324,7 @@ ixl_setup_interface(device_t dev, struct ixl_vsi *vsi)
 	}
 	if_initname(ifp, device_get_name(dev), device_get_unit(dev));
 	ifp->if_mtu = ETHERMTU;
-	ifp->if_baudrate = IF_Gbps(40);
+	if_initbaudrate(ifp, IF_Gbps(40));
 	ifp->if_init = ixl_init;
 	ifp->if_softc = vsi;
 	ifp->if_flags = IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_SIMPLEX | IFF_MULTICAST;