diff --git a/src/plugins/memif/node.c b/src/plugins/memif/node.c
index dd8f9ba597e..82a7cbc142c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/memif/node.c
+++ b/src/plugins/memif/node.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ memif_device_input_inline (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
 
   vlib_increment_combined_counter (vnm->interface_main.combined_sw_if_counters
 				   + VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_RX, thread_index,
-				   mif->hw_if_index, n_rx_packets,
+				   mif->sw_if_index, n_rx_packets,
 				   n_rx_bytes);
 
   /* refill ring with empty buffers */
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ memif_device_input_zc_inline (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
 
   vlib_increment_combined_counter (vnm->interface_main.combined_sw_if_counters
 				   + VNET_INTERFACE_COUNTER_RX, thread_index,
-				   mif->hw_if_index, n_rx_packets,
+				   mif->sw_if_index, n_rx_packets,
 				   n_rx_bytes);
 
   /* refill ring with empty buffers */