diff --git a/sys/net/if.c b/sys/net/if.c
index 2f289dc09c53..aec6f55ac6f0 100644
--- a/sys/net/if.c
+++ b/sys/net/if.c
@@ -2025,6 +2025,8 @@ ifioctl(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, struct thread *td)
 	error = ((*so->so_proto->pr_usrreqs->pru_control)(so, cmd,
 								 data,
 								 ifp, td));
+	if (error == EOPNOTSUPP && ifp != NULL && ifp->if_ioctl != NULL)
+		error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, data);
 #else
 	{
 		int ocmd = cmd;
@@ -2066,6 +2068,9 @@ ifioctl(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, caddr_t data, struct thread *td)
 								   cmd,
 								   data,
 								   ifp, td));
+		if (error == EOPNOTSUPP && ifp != NULL &&
+		    ifp->if_ioctl != NULL)
+			error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, data);
 		switch (ocmd) {
 
 		case OSIOCGIFADDR: