diff --git a/sys/net/bpf.c b/sys/net/bpf.c
index 946e23b6cf78..da5a98f9ea5f 100644
--- a/sys/net/bpf.c
+++ b/sys/net/bpf.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static void	bpf_drvinit(void *);
 static int	bpf_stats_sysctl(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS);
 
 SYSCTL_NODE(_net, OID_AUTO, bpf, CTLFLAG_RW, 0, "bpf sysctl");
-static int bpf_maxinsns = BPF_MAXINSNS;
+int bpf_maxinsns = BPF_MAXINSNS;
 SYSCTL_INT(_net_bpf, OID_AUTO, maxinsns, CTLFLAG_RW,
     &bpf_maxinsns, 0, "Maximum bpf program instructions");
 static int bpf_zerocopy_enable = 0;