diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d050032..8ec124a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ MULTICALL_${CONFIG_IFQUERY}_OBJ += ${IFQUERY_SRC:.c=.o}
 CMDS_${CONFIG_IFQUERY} += ifquery
 CPPFLAGS_${CONFIG_IFQUERY} += -DCONFIG_IFQUERY
 
-# enable ifctrstat applet (+16 KB)
+# enable ifctrstat applet (+1 KB)
 CONFIG_IFCTRSTAT ?= Y
 IFCTRSTAT_SRC = cmd/ifctrstat.c cmd/ifctrstat-${LAYOUT}.c
 MULTICALL_${CONFIG_IFCTRSTAT}_OBJ += ${IFCTRSTAT_SRC:.c=.o}
diff --git a/cmd/ifctrstat-linux.c b/cmd/ifctrstat-linux.c
index 52d48b8..e7dcfa3 100644
--- a/cmd/ifctrstat-linux.c
+++ b/cmd/ifctrstat-linux.c
@@ -19,19 +19,28 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "multicall.h"
 
-const char *avail_counters[] = {
-	"rx.octets",
-	"rx.packets",
-	"rx.discard",
-	"rx.errors",
-	"tx.octets",
-	"tx.packets",
-	"tx.discard",
-	"tx.errors"
+struct counter_desc {
+	const char *name;
+	const void *data;
+} avail_counters[] = {
+	{"rx.discard", "rx_dropped"},
+	{"rx.errors", "rx_errors"},
+	{"rx.octets", "rx_bytes"},
+	{"rx.packets", "rx_packets"},
+	{"tx.discard", "tx_dropped"},
+	{"tx.errors", "tx_errors"},
+	{"tx.octets", "tx_bytes"},
+	{"tx.packets", "tx_packets"}
 };
 
 size_t avail_counters_count = ARRAY_SIZE(avail_counters);
 
+static int
+counter_compare(const void *key, const void *candidate)
+{
+	return strcasecmp((const char *)key, ((struct counter_desc *)candidate)->name);
+}
+
 char *
 read_counter(const char *interface, const char *counter)
 {
@@ -40,26 +49,13 @@ read_counter(const char *interface, const char *counter)
 	char full_path[PATH_MAX];
 	char buffer[1024];
 	size_t in_count;
+	struct counter_desc *ctrdata;
 
 	errno = 0;
 
-	if (strcasecmp(counter, "rx.octets") == 0)
-	{
-		path = "rx_bytes";
-	} else if (strcasecmp(counter, "rx.packets") == 0) {
-		path = "rx_packets";
-	} else if (strcasecmp(counter, "rx.discard") == 0) {
-		path = "rx_dropped";
-	} else if (strcasecmp(counter, "rx.errors") == 0) {
-		path = "rx_errors";
-	} else if (strcasecmp(counter, "tx.octets") == 0) {
-		path = "tx_bytes";
-	} else if (strcasecmp(counter, "tx.packets") == 0) {
-		path = "tx_packets";
-	} else if (strcasecmp(counter, "tx.discard") == 0) {
-		path = "tx_dropped";
-	} else if (strcasecmp(counter, "tx.errors") == 0) {
-		path = "tx_errors";
+	ctrdata = bsearch(counter, avail_counters, avail_counters_count, sizeof(struct counter_desc), counter_compare);
+	if (ctrdata) {
+		path = (const char *)ctrdata->data;
 	} else {
 		errno = ENOSYS;
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/cmd/ifctrstat.c b/cmd/ifctrstat.c
index 0409438..9c12231 100644
--- a/cmd/ifctrstat.c
+++ b/cmd/ifctrstat.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "libifupdown/libifupdown.h"
 #include "cmd/multicall.h"
 
-extern const char *avail_counters[];
+extern struct counter_desc { const char *name; const void *data; } avail_counters[];
 extern int avail_counters_count;
 
 extern const char *read_counter(const char *interface, const char *counter);
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ counter_is_valid(const char *candidate)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < avail_counters_count; i++)
 	{
-		if (strcasecmp(avail_counters[i], candidate) == 0)
+		if (strcasecmp(avail_counters[i].name, candidate) == 0)
 			return true;
 	}
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ print_all_counters(const char *iface)
 	const char *res;
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < avail_counters_count; i++) {
-		const char *ctr = avail_counters[i];
+		const char *ctr = avail_counters[i].name;
 
 		res = read_counter(iface, ctr);
 		if (!res)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ ifctrstat_list_counters(int short_opt, const struct if_option *opt, const char *
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < avail_counters_count; i++)
 	{
-		fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", avail_counters[i]);
+		fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", avail_counters[i].name);
 	}
 
 	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);