diff --git a/src/net/interface_freebsd.go b/src/net/interface_freebsd.go
index 2b51fcb632..8536bd3cf6 100644
--- a/src/net/interface_freebsd.go
+++ b/src/net/interface_freebsd.go
@@ -11,16 +11,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func interfaceMessages(ifindex int) ([]route.Message, error) {
-	typ := route.RIBType(syscall.NET_RT_IFLISTL)
-	rib, err := route.FetchRIB(syscall.AF_UNSPEC, typ, ifindex)
+	rib, err := route.FetchRIB(syscall.AF_UNSPEC, route.RIBTypeInterface, ifindex)
 	if err != nil {
-		typ = route.RIBType(syscall.NET_RT_IFLIST)
-		rib, err = route.FetchRIB(syscall.AF_UNSPEC, typ, ifindex)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return route.ParseRIB(typ, rib)
+	return route.ParseRIB(route.RIBTypeInterface, rib)
 }
 
 // interfaceMulticastAddrTable returns addresses for a specific