diff --git a/src/npfctl/npf_build.c b/src/npfctl/npf_build.c
index c1fb377a..e14d5790 100644
--- a/src/npfctl/npf_build.c
+++ b/src/npfctl/npf_build.c
@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ npfctl_table_getbyname(nl_config_t *ncf, const char *name)
 }
 
 unsigned
-npfctl_table_getid(nl_config_t *ncf, const char *name)
+npfctl_table_getid(const char *name)
 {
 	unsigned tid = (unsigned)-1;
 	nl_table_t *tl;
 
-	tl = npfctl_table_getbyname(ncf, name);
+	tl = npfctl_table_getbyname(npf_conf, name);
 	if (tl != NULL) {
 		tid = npf_table_getid(tl);
 	}
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ npfctl_ifnet_table(const char *ifname)
 
 	snprintf(tname, sizeof(tname), NPF_IFNET_TABLE_PREF "%s", ifname);
 
-	tid = npfctl_table_getid(npf_conf, tname);
+	tid = npfctl_table_getid(tname);
 	if (tid == (unsigned)-1) {
 		tid = npfctl_tid_counter++;
 		tl = npf_table_create(tname, tid, NPF_TABLE_IFADDR);
diff --git a/src/npfctl/npf_data.c b/src/npfctl/npf_data.c
index af76ddcf..e21bedcc 100644
--- a/src/npfctl/npf_data.c
+++ b/src/npfctl/npf_data.c
@@ -258,10 +258,8 @@ npfvar_t *
 npfctl_parse_table_id(const char *name)
 {
 	u_int tid;
-	nl_config_t *ncf;
 
-	ncf = npfctl_config_ref();
-	tid = npfctl_table_getid(ncf, name);
+	tid = npfctl_table_getid(name);
 	if (tid == (unsigned)-1) {
 		yyerror("table '%s' is not defined", name);
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/npfctl/npfctl.h b/src/npfctl/npfctl.h
index e9703de9..cc5b3003 100644
--- a/src/npfctl/npfctl.h
+++ b/src/npfctl/npfctl.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ char *		npfctl_print_addrmask(int, const char *, const npf_addr_t *,
 		    npf_netmask_t);
 void		npfctl_note_interface(const char *);
 nl_table_t *	npfctl_table_getbyname(nl_config_t *, const char *);
-unsigned	npfctl_table_getid(nl_config_t *, const char *);
+unsigned	npfctl_table_getid(const char *);
 const char *	npfctl_table_getname(nl_config_t *, unsigned, bool *);
 int		npfctl_protono(const char *);
 in_port_t	npfctl_portno(const char *);