diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index 87a4cdf4f730..50b44d527694 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 13.x IS SLOW:
 	disable the most expensive debugging functionality run
 	"ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".)
 
+20200217:
+	The size of struct vnet and the magic cookie have changed.
+	Users need to recompile libkvm and all modules using VIMAGE
+	together with their new kernel.
+
 20200212:
 	Defining the long deprecated NO_CTF, NO_DEBUG_FILES, NO_INSTALLLIB,
 	NO_MAN, NO_PROFILE, and NO_WARNS variables is now an error.  Update
diff --git a/lib/libkvm/kvm.c b/lib/libkvm/kvm.c
index c22f84ed64fa..95c5a580a2dd 100644
--- a/lib/libkvm/kvm.c
+++ b/lib/libkvm/kvm.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ __SCCSID("@(#)kvm.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 2/13/94");
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <net/vnet.h>
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
diff --git a/lib/libkvm/kvm_private.c b/lib/libkvm/kvm_private.c
index 2f5915c18173..ea576d8d4d2b 100644
--- a/lib/libkvm/kvm_private.c
+++ b/lib/libkvm/kvm_private.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <net/vnet.h>
 
 #include <assert.h>
diff --git a/lib/libkvm/kvm_vnet.c b/lib/libkvm/kvm_vnet.c
index eac9584cc730..79493bc5ffa8 100644
--- a/lib/libkvm/kvm_vnet.c
+++ b/lib/libkvm/kvm_vnet.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/proc.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <net/vnet.h>
 
 #include <kvm.h>
diff --git a/sys/net/if.c b/sys/net/if.c
index 738d73616c58..42d34bb21ddb 100644
--- a/sys/net/if.c
+++ b/sys/net/if.c
@@ -322,6 +322,11 @@ SX_SYSINIT_FLAGS(ifnet_sx, &ifnet_sxlock, "ifnet_sx", SX_RECURSE);
  */
 #define	IFNET_HOLD	(void *)(uintptr_t)(-1)
 
+#ifdef VIMAGE
+#define	VNET_IS_SHUTTING_DOWN(_vnet)					\
+    ((_vnet)->vnet_shutdown && (_vnet)->vnet_state < SI_SUB_VNET_DONE)
+#endif
+
 static	if_com_alloc_t *if_com_alloc[256];
 static	if_com_free_t *if_com_free[256];
 
@@ -1080,7 +1085,7 @@ if_detach_internal(struct ifnet *ifp, int vmove, struct if_clone **ifcp)
 #ifdef VIMAGE
 	bool shutdown;
 
-	shutdown = ifp->if_vnet->vnet_shutdown;
+	shutdown = VNET_IS_SHUTTING_DOWN(ifp->if_vnet);
 #endif
 	IFNET_WLOCK();
 	CK_STAILQ_FOREACH(iter, &V_ifnet, if_link)
@@ -1339,6 +1344,7 @@ if_vmove_loan(struct thread *td, struct ifnet *ifp, char *ifname, int jid)
 	struct prison *pr;
 	struct ifnet *difp;
 	int error;
+	bool shutdown;
 
 	/* Try to find the prison within our visibility. */
 	sx_slock(&allprison_lock);
@@ -1366,7 +1372,8 @@ if_vmove_loan(struct thread *td, struct ifnet *ifp, char *ifname, int jid)
 	}
 
 	/* Make sure the VNET is stable. */
-	if (ifp->if_vnet->vnet_shutdown) {
+	shutdown = VNET_IS_SHUTTING_DOWN(ifp->if_vnet);
+	if (shutdown) {
 		CURVNET_RESTORE();
 		prison_free(pr);
 		return (EBUSY);
@@ -1391,6 +1398,7 @@ if_vmove_reclaim(struct thread *td, char *ifname, int jid)
 	struct vnet *vnet_dst;
 	struct ifnet *ifp;
 	int error;
+ 	bool shutdown;
 
 	/* Try to find the prison within our visibility. */
 	sx_slock(&allprison_lock);
@@ -1419,7 +1427,8 @@ if_vmove_reclaim(struct thread *td, char *ifname, int jid)
 	}
 
 	/* Make sure the VNET is stable. */
-	if (ifp->if_vnet->vnet_shutdown) {
+	shutdown = VNET_IS_SHUTTING_DOWN(ifp->if_vnet);
+	if (shutdown) {
 		CURVNET_RESTORE();
 		prison_free(pr);
 		return (EBUSY);
@@ -2950,11 +2959,15 @@ ifioctl(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, struct thread *td)
 	struct ifreq *ifr;
 	int error;
 	int oif_flags;
+#ifdef VIMAGE
+	bool shutdown;
+#endif
 
 	CURVNET_SET(so->so_vnet);
 #ifdef VIMAGE
 	/* Make sure the VNET is stable. */
-	if (so->so_vnet->vnet_shutdown) {
+	shutdown = VNET_IS_SHUTTING_DOWN(so->so_vnet);
+	if (shutdown) {
 		CURVNET_RESTORE();
 		return (EBUSY);
 	}
diff --git a/sys/net/vnet.c b/sys/net/vnet.c
index ec1b81de6404..c5dafedbc6b2 100644
--- a/sys/net/vnet.c
+++ b/sys/net/vnet.c
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ vnet_destroy(struct vnet *vnet)
 	LIST_REMOVE(vnet, vnet_le);
 	VNET_LIST_WUNLOCK();
 
+	/* Signal that VNET is being shutdown. */
+	vnet->vnet_shutdown = true;
+
 	CURVNET_SET_QUIET(vnet);
 	vnet_sysuninit();
 	CURVNET_RESTORE();
@@ -350,15 +353,15 @@ vnet_data_startup(void *dummy __unused)
 }
 SYSINIT(vnet_data, SI_SUB_KLD, SI_ORDER_FIRST, vnet_data_startup, NULL);
 
+/* Dummy VNET_SYSINIT to make sure we always reach the final end state. */
 static void
-vnet_sysuninit_shutdown(void *unused __unused)
+vnet_sysinit_done(void *unused __unused)
 {
 
-	/* Signal that VNET is being shutdown. */
-	curvnet->vnet_shutdown = 1;
+	return;
 }
-VNET_SYSUNINIT(vnet_sysuninit_shutdown, SI_SUB_VNET_DONE, SI_ORDER_FIRST,
-    vnet_sysuninit_shutdown, NULL);
+VNET_SYSINIT(vnet_sysinit_done, SI_SUB_VNET_DONE, SI_ORDER_ANY,
+    vnet_sysinit_done, NULL);
 
 /*
  * When a module is loaded and requires storage for a virtualized global
@@ -572,8 +575,10 @@ vnet_sysinit(void)
 	struct vnet_sysinit *vs;
 
 	VNET_SYSINIT_RLOCK();
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(vs, &vnet_constructors, link)
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(vs, &vnet_constructors, link) {
+		curvnet->vnet_state = vs->subsystem;
 		vs->func(vs->arg);
+	}
 	VNET_SYSINIT_RUNLOCK();
 }
 
@@ -589,8 +594,10 @@ vnet_sysuninit(void)
 
 	VNET_SYSINIT_RLOCK();
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(vs, &vnet_destructors, vnet_sysuninit_head,
-	    link)
+	    link) {
+		curvnet->vnet_state = vs->subsystem;
 		vs->func(vs->arg);
+	}
 	VNET_SYSINIT_RUNLOCK();
 }
 
@@ -704,7 +711,8 @@ db_vnet_print(struct vnet *vnet)
 	db_printf(" vnet_data_mem  = %p\n", vnet->vnet_data_mem);
 	db_printf(" vnet_data_base = %#jx\n",
 	    (uintmax_t)vnet->vnet_data_base);
-	db_printf(" vnet_shutdown  = %#08x\n", vnet->vnet_shutdown);
+	db_printf(" vnet_state     = %#08x\n", vnet->vnet_state);
+	db_printf(" vnet_shutdown  = %#03x\n", vnet->vnet_shutdown);
 	db_printf("\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/net/vnet.h b/sys/net/vnet.h
index e02a04f97055..3886da1ccace 100644
--- a/sys/net/vnet.h
+++ b/sys/net/vnet.h
@@ -72,11 +72,12 @@ struct vnet {
 	u_int			 vnet_magic_n;
 	u_int			 vnet_ifcnt;
 	u_int			 vnet_sockcnt;
-	u_int			 vnet_shutdown; /* Shutdown in progress. */
+	u_int			 vnet_state;	/* SI_SUB_* */
 	void			*vnet_data_mem;
 	uintptr_t		 vnet_data_base;
-};
-#define	VNET_MAGIC_N	0x3e0d8f29
+	bool			 vnet_shutdown;	/* Shutdown in progress. */
+} __aligned(CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+#define	VNET_MAGIC_N	0x5e4a6f28
 
 /*
  * These two virtual network stack allocator definitions are also required
diff --git a/sys/sys/param.h b/sys/sys/param.h
index 6cbf09c6ca8d..398038a0c31a 100644
--- a/sys/sys/param.h
+++ b/sys/sys/param.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
  *		in the range 5 to 9.
  */
 #undef __FreeBSD_version
-#define __FreeBSD_version 1300077	/* Master, propagated to newvers */
+#define __FreeBSD_version 1300078	/* Master, propagated to newvers */
 
 /*
  * __FreeBSD_kernel__ indicates that this system uses the kernel of FreeBSD,