diff --git a/sys/dev/cxgb/cxgb_sge.c b/sys/dev/cxgb/cxgb_sge.c
index 2dacaf3eebcd..45834830a397 100644
--- a/sys/dev/cxgb/cxgb_sge.c
+++ b/sys/dev/cxgb/cxgb_sge.c
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ t3_free_qset(adapter_t *sc, struct sge_qset *q)
 		if (q->txq[i].txq_mr != NULL) 
 			buf_ring_free(q->txq[i].txq_mr, M_DEVBUF);
 		if (q->txq[i].txq_ifq != NULL) {
-			ifq_detach(q->txq[i].txq_ifq);
+			ifq_delete(q->txq[i].txq_ifq);
 			free(q->txq[i].txq_ifq, M_DEVBUF);
 		}
 	}
@@ -2289,7 +2289,7 @@ t3_sge_alloc_qset(adapter_t *sc, u_int id, int nports, int irq_vec_idx,
 			device_printf(sc->dev, "failed to allocate ifq\n");
 			goto err;
 		}
-		ifq_attach(q->txq[i].txq_ifq, pi->ifp);
+		ifq_init(q->txq[i].txq_ifq, pi->ifp);
 	}
 	init_qset_cntxt(q, id);
 	q->idx = id;
diff --git a/sys/net/if.c b/sys/net/if.c
index 2679be3d2bf5..2881612fd44b 100644
--- a/sys/net/if.c
+++ b/sys/net/if.c
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ if_alloc(u_char type)
 #ifdef MAC
 	mac_ifnet_init(ifp);
 #endif
+	ifq_init(&ifp->if_snd, ifp);
 
 	refcount_init(&ifp->if_refcount, 1);	/* Index reference. */
 	IFNET_WLOCK();
@@ -596,7 +597,7 @@ if_free_internal(struct ifnet *ifp)
 	knlist_destroy(&ifp->if_klist);
 	IF_AFDATA_DESTROY(ifp);
 	IF_ADDR_LOCK_DESTROY(ifp);
-	ifq_detach(&ifp->if_snd);
+	ifq_delete(&ifp->if_snd);
 	free(ifp, M_IFNET);
 }
 
@@ -655,7 +656,7 @@ if_rele(struct ifnet *ifp)
 }
 
 void
-ifq_attach(struct ifaltq *ifq, struct ifnet *ifp)
+ifq_init(struct ifaltq *ifq, struct ifnet *ifp)
 {
 	
 	mtx_init(&ifq->ifq_mtx, ifp->if_xname, "if send queue", MTX_DEF);
@@ -671,7 +672,7 @@ ifq_attach(struct ifaltq *ifq, struct ifnet *ifp)
 }
 
 void
-ifq_detach(struct ifaltq *ifq)
+ifq_delete(struct ifaltq *ifq)
 {
 	mtx_destroy(&ifq->ifq_mtx);
 }
@@ -742,8 +743,6 @@ if_attach_internal(struct ifnet *ifp, int vmove)
 			    net_cdevsw.d_name, ifp->if_index);
 		}
 
-		ifq_attach(&ifp->if_snd, ifp);
-
 		/*
 		 * Create a Link Level name for this device.
 		 */
diff --git a/sys/net/if_var.h b/sys/net/if_var.h
index 375dbce09a04..8b1a849afdaf 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_var.h
+++ b/sys/net/if_var.h
@@ -817,8 +817,8 @@ int	ifpromisc(struct ifnet *, int);
 struct	ifnet *ifunit(const char *);
 struct	ifnet *ifunit_ref(const char *);
 
-void	ifq_attach(struct ifaltq *, struct ifnet *ifp);
-void	ifq_detach(struct ifaltq *);
+void	ifq_init(struct ifaltq *, struct ifnet *ifp);
+void	ifq_delete(struct ifaltq *);
 
 struct	ifaddr *ifa_ifwithaddr(struct sockaddr *);
 struct	ifaddr *ifa_ifwithbroadaddr(struct sockaddr *);