diff --git a/sys/net/if.c b/sys/net/if.c
index 7e9f800593bc..406c57c8efb4 100644
--- a/sys/net/if.c
+++ b/sys/net/if.c
@@ -1088,10 +1088,9 @@ if_detach_internal(struct ifnet *ifp, int vmove, struct if_clone **ifcp)
  	struct ifnet *iter;
  	int found = 0;
 #ifdef VIMAGE
-	int shutdown;
+	bool shutdown;
 
-	shutdown = (ifp->if_vnet->vnet_state > SI_SUB_VNET &&
-		 ifp->if_vnet->vnet_state < SI_SUB_VNET_DONE) ? 1 : 0;
+	shutdown = ifp->if_vnet->vnet_shutdown;
 #endif
 	IFNET_WLOCK();
 	CK_STAILQ_FOREACH(iter, &V_ifnet, if_link)
@@ -1341,7 +1340,6 @@ if_vmove_loan(struct thread *td, struct ifnet *ifp, char *ifname, int jid)
 {
 	struct prison *pr;
 	struct ifnet *difp;
-	int shutdown;
 
 	/* Try to find the prison within our visibility. */
 	sx_slock(&allprison_lock);
@@ -1369,9 +1367,7 @@ if_vmove_loan(struct thread *td, struct ifnet *ifp, char *ifname, int jid)
 	}
 
 	/* Make sure the VNET is stable. */
-	shutdown = (ifp->if_vnet->vnet_state > SI_SUB_VNET &&
-		 ifp->if_vnet->vnet_state < SI_SUB_VNET_DONE) ? 1 : 0;
-	if (shutdown) {
+	if (ifp->if_vnet->vnet_shutdown) {
 		CURVNET_RESTORE();
 		prison_free(pr);
 		return (EBUSY);
@@ -1394,7 +1390,6 @@ if_vmove_reclaim(struct thread *td, char *ifname, int jid)
 	struct prison *pr;
 	struct vnet *vnet_dst;
 	struct ifnet *ifp;
- 	int shutdown;
 
 	/* Try to find the prison within our visibility. */
 	sx_slock(&allprison_lock);
@@ -1423,9 +1418,7 @@ if_vmove_reclaim(struct thread *td, char *ifname, int jid)
 	}
 
 	/* Make sure the VNET is stable. */
-	shutdown = (ifp->if_vnet->vnet_state > SI_SUB_VNET &&
-		 ifp->if_vnet->vnet_state < SI_SUB_VNET_DONE) ? 1 : 0;
-	if (shutdown) {
+	if (ifp->if_vnet->vnet_shutdown) {
 		CURVNET_RESTORE();
 		prison_free(pr);
 		return (EBUSY);
@@ -2996,16 +2989,11 @@ ifioctl(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, struct thread *td)
 	struct ifreq *ifr;
 	int error;
 	int oif_flags;
-#ifdef VIMAGE
-	int shutdown;
-#endif
 
 	CURVNET_SET(so->so_vnet);
 #ifdef VIMAGE
 	/* Make sure the VNET is stable. */
-	shutdown = (so->so_vnet->vnet_state > SI_SUB_VNET &&
-		 so->so_vnet->vnet_state < SI_SUB_VNET_DONE) ? 1 : 0;
-	if (shutdown) {
+	if (so->so_vnet->vnet_shutdown) {
 		CURVNET_RESTORE();
 		return (EBUSY);
 	}
diff --git a/sys/net/vnet.c b/sys/net/vnet.c
index 9a4321a8409b..cbcc41557cee 100644
--- a/sys/net/vnet.c
+++ b/sys/net/vnet.c
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ vnet_alloc(void)
 	SDT_PROBE1(vnet, functions, vnet_alloc, entry, __LINE__);
 	vnet = malloc(sizeof(struct vnet), M_VNET, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 	vnet->vnet_magic_n = VNET_MAGIC_N;
-	vnet->vnet_state = 0;
 	SDT_PROBE2(vnet, functions, vnet_alloc, alloc, __LINE__, vnet);
 
 	/*
@@ -280,6 +279,9 @@ vnet_destroy(struct vnet *vnet)
 	LIST_REMOVE(vnet, vnet_le);
 	VNET_LIST_WUNLOCK();
 
+	/* Signal that VNET is being shutdown. */
+	vnet->vnet_shutdown = 1;
+
 	CURVNET_SET_QUIET(vnet);
 	vnet_sysuninit();
 	CURVNET_RESTORE();
@@ -573,10 +575,8 @@ vnet_sysinit(void)
 	struct vnet_sysinit *vs;
 
 	VNET_SYSINIT_RLOCK();
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(vs, &vnet_constructors, link) {
-		curvnet->vnet_state = vs->subsystem;
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(vs, &vnet_constructors, link)
 		vs->func(vs->arg);
-	}
 	VNET_SYSINIT_RUNLOCK();
 }
 
@@ -592,10 +592,8 @@ vnet_sysuninit(void)
 
 	VNET_SYSINIT_RLOCK();
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(vs, &vnet_destructors, vnet_sysuninit_head,
-	    link) {
-		curvnet->vnet_state = vs->subsystem;
+	    link)
 		vs->func(vs->arg);
-	}
 	VNET_SYSINIT_RUNLOCK();
 }
 
@@ -709,7 +707,7 @@ 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_state     = %#08x\n", vnet->vnet_state);
+	db_printf(" vnet_shutdown  = %#08x\n", vnet->vnet_shutdown);
 	db_printf("\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/net/vnet.h b/sys/net/vnet.h
index a8c9887ed506..1b5fcd2e066f 100644
--- a/sys/net/vnet.h
+++ b/sys/net/vnet.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct vnet {
 	u_int			 vnet_magic_n;
 	u_int			 vnet_ifcnt;
 	u_int			 vnet_sockcnt;
-	u_int			 vnet_state;	/* SI_SUB_* */
+	u_int			 vnet_shutdown; /* Shutdown in progress. */
 	void			*vnet_data_mem;
 	uintptr_t		 vnet_data_base;
 };
diff --git a/sys/sys/param.h b/sys/sys/param.h
index 77dec5a34280..7d562a25030c 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 1300048	/* Master, propagated to newvers */
+#define __FreeBSD_version 1300049	/* Master, propagated to newvers */
 
 /*
  * __FreeBSD_kernel__ indicates that this system uses the kernel of FreeBSD,