diff --git a/sys/dev/ale/if_ale.c b/sys/dev/ale/if_ale.c
index 0b21cf595af7..78dfa0e40b2e 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ale/if_ale.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ale/if_ale.c
@@ -1953,13 +1953,13 @@ ale_watchdog(struct ale_softc *sc)
 	ifp = sc->ale_ifp;
 	if ((sc->ale_flags & ALE_FLAG_LINK) == 0) {
 		if_printf(sc->ale_ifp, "watchdog timeout (lost link)\n");
-		ifp->if_oerrors++;
+		if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OERRORS, 1);
 		ifp->if_drv_flags &= ~IFF_DRV_RUNNING;
 		ale_init_locked(sc);
 		return;
 	}
 	if_printf(sc->ale_ifp, "watchdog timeout -- resetting\n");
-	ifp->if_oerrors++;
+	if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OERRORS, 1);
 	ifp->if_drv_flags &= ~IFF_DRV_RUNNING;
 	ale_init_locked(sc);
 	if (!IFQ_DRV_IS_EMPTY(&ifp->if_snd))
@@ -2206,11 +2206,11 @@ ale_stats_update(struct ale_softc *sc)
 	stat->tx_mcast_bytes += smb->tx_mcast_bytes;
 
 	/* Update counters in ifnet. */
-	ifp->if_opackets += smb->tx_frames;
+	if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OPACKETS, smb->tx_frames);
 
-	ifp->if_collisions += smb->tx_single_colls +
+	if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_COLLISIONS, smb->tx_single_colls +
 	    smb->tx_multi_colls * 2 + smb->tx_late_colls +
-	    smb->tx_abort * HDPX_CFG_RETRY_DEFAULT;
+	    smb->tx_abort * HDPX_CFG_RETRY_DEFAULT);
 
 	/*
 	 * XXX
@@ -2219,15 +2219,16 @@ ale_stats_update(struct ale_softc *sc)
 	 * the counter name is not correct one so I've removed the
 	 * counter in output errors.
 	 */
-	ifp->if_oerrors += smb->tx_abort + smb->tx_late_colls +
-	    smb->tx_underrun;
+	if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OERRORS,
+	    smb->tx_abort + smb->tx_late_colls + smb->tx_underrun);
 
-	ifp->if_ipackets += smb->rx_frames;
+	if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_IPACKETS, smb->rx_frames);
 
-	ifp->if_ierrors += smb->rx_crcerrs + smb->rx_lenerrs +
+	if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_IERRORS,
+	    smb->rx_crcerrs + smb->rx_lenerrs +
 	    smb->rx_runts + smb->rx_pkts_truncated +
 	    smb->rx_fifo_oflows + smb->rx_rrs_errs +
-	    smb->rx_alignerrs;
+	    smb->rx_alignerrs);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2549,7 +2550,7 @@ ale_rxeof(struct ale_softc *sc, int count)
 		m = m_devget((char *)(rs + 1), length - ETHER_CRC_LEN,
 		    ETHER_ALIGN, ifp, NULL);
 		if (m == NULL) {
-			ifp->if_iqdrops++;
+			if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_IQDROPS, 1);
 			ale_rx_update_page(sc, &rx_page, length, &prod);
 			continue;
 		}