diff --git a/netbox/dcim/filters.py b/netbox/dcim/filters.py
index f06522895..f4a4ee22f 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/filters.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/filters.py
@@ -587,8 +587,7 @@ class InterfaceListFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
     )
     site = django_filters.ModelMultipleChoiceFilter(
         name='site',
-        queryset=Device.objects.select_related('site'),
-        to_field_name='site',
+        method='_filter_site',
         label='Site name (slug)',
     )
     #role_id = django_filters.ModelMultipleChoiceFilter(
@@ -617,7 +616,7 @@ class InterfaceListFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
     def filter_site(self, queryset, name, value):
         try:
             device = Device.objects.select_related('site').get(**{name: value})
-            ordering = device.device_type.interface_ordering
+            ordering = device.site.interface_ordering
             return queryset.filter(device=device).order_naturally(ordering)
         except Device.DoesNotExist:
             return queryset.none()