diff --git a/sysfs/net_class.go b/sysfs/net_class.go
index 0c8cb2845..e1b1811de 100644
--- a/sysfs/net_class.go
+++ b/sysfs/net_class.go
@@ -117,6 +117,77 @@ func (fs FS) NetClass() (NetClass, error) {
 	return netClass, nil
 }
 
+// ParseNetClassAttribute parses a given file in /sys/class/net/<iface>
+// and sets the value in a given NetClassIface object if the value was readable.
+// It returns an error if the file cannot be read.
+func ParseNetClassAttribute(devicePath, attrName string, interfaceClass *NetClassIface) error {
+	attrPath := filepath.Join(devicePath, attrName)
+	value, err := util.SysReadFile(attrPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read file %q: %w", attrPath, err)
+	}
+
+	vp := util.NewValueParser(value)
+	switch attrName {
+	case "addr_assign_type":
+		interfaceClass.AddrAssignType = vp.PInt64()
+	case "addr_len":
+		interfaceClass.AddrLen = vp.PInt64()
+	case "address":
+		interfaceClass.Address = value
+	case "broadcast":
+		interfaceClass.Broadcast = value
+	case "carrier":
+		interfaceClass.Carrier = vp.PInt64()
+	case "carrier_changes":
+		interfaceClass.CarrierChanges = vp.PInt64()
+	case "carrier_up_count":
+		interfaceClass.CarrierUpCount = vp.PInt64()
+	case "carrier_down_count":
+		interfaceClass.CarrierDownCount = vp.PInt64()
+	case "dev_id":
+		interfaceClass.DevID = vp.PInt64()
+	case "dormant":
+		interfaceClass.Dormant = vp.PInt64()
+	case "duplex":
+		interfaceClass.Duplex = value
+	case "flags":
+		interfaceClass.Flags = vp.PInt64()
+	case "ifalias":
+		interfaceClass.IfAlias = value
+	case "ifindex":
+		interfaceClass.IfIndex = vp.PInt64()
+	case "iflink":
+		interfaceClass.IfLink = vp.PInt64()
+	case "link_mode":
+		interfaceClass.LinkMode = vp.PInt64()
+	case "mtu":
+		interfaceClass.MTU = vp.PInt64()
+	case "name_assign_type":
+		interfaceClass.NameAssignType = vp.PInt64()
+	case "netdev_group":
+		interfaceClass.NetDevGroup = vp.PInt64()
+	case "operstate":
+		interfaceClass.OperState = value
+	case "phys_port_id":
+		interfaceClass.PhysPortID = value
+	case "phys_port_name":
+		interfaceClass.PhysPortName = value
+	case "phys_switch_id":
+		interfaceClass.PhysSwitchID = value
+	case "speed":
+		interfaceClass.Speed = vp.PInt64()
+	case "tx_queue_len":
+		interfaceClass.TxQueueLen = vp.PInt64()
+	case "type":
+		interfaceClass.Type = vp.PInt64()
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // parseNetClassIface scans predefined files in /sys/class/net/<iface>
 // directory and gets their contents.
 func parseNetClassIface(devicePath string) (*NetClassIface, error) {
@@ -131,68 +202,12 @@ func parseNetClassIface(devicePath string) (*NetClassIface, error) {
 		if !f.Type().IsRegular() {
 			continue
 		}
-		name := filepath.Join(devicePath, f.Name())
-		value, err := util.SysReadFile(name)
+		err := ParseNetClassAttribute(devicePath, f.Name(), &interfaceClass)
 		if err != nil {
-			if os.IsNotExist(err) || os.IsPermission(err) || err.Error() == "operation not supported" || errors.Is(err, os.ErrInvalid) {
-				continue
+			// Return fatal errors to caller
+			if !os.IsNotExist(err) && !os.IsPermission(err) && err.Error() != "operation not supported" && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrInvalid) {
+				return nil, err
 			}
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read file %q: %w", name, err)
-		}
-		vp := util.NewValueParser(value)
-		switch f.Name() {
-		case "addr_assign_type":
-			interfaceClass.AddrAssignType = vp.PInt64()
-		case "addr_len":
-			interfaceClass.AddrLen = vp.PInt64()
-		case "address":
-			interfaceClass.Address = value
-		case "broadcast":
-			interfaceClass.Broadcast = value
-		case "carrier":
-			interfaceClass.Carrier = vp.PInt64()
-		case "carrier_changes":
-			interfaceClass.CarrierChanges = vp.PInt64()
-		case "carrier_up_count":
-			interfaceClass.CarrierUpCount = vp.PInt64()
-		case "carrier_down_count":
-			interfaceClass.CarrierDownCount = vp.PInt64()
-		case "dev_id":
-			interfaceClass.DevID = vp.PInt64()
-		case "dormant":
-			interfaceClass.Dormant = vp.PInt64()
-		case "duplex":
-			interfaceClass.Duplex = value
-		case "flags":
-			interfaceClass.Flags = vp.PInt64()
-		case "ifalias":
-			interfaceClass.IfAlias = value
-		case "ifindex":
-			interfaceClass.IfIndex = vp.PInt64()
-		case "iflink":
-			interfaceClass.IfLink = vp.PInt64()
-		case "link_mode":
-			interfaceClass.LinkMode = vp.PInt64()
-		case "mtu":
-			interfaceClass.MTU = vp.PInt64()
-		case "name_assign_type":
-			interfaceClass.NameAssignType = vp.PInt64()
-		case "netdev_group":
-			interfaceClass.NetDevGroup = vp.PInt64()
-		case "operstate":
-			interfaceClass.OperState = value
-		case "phys_port_id":
-			interfaceClass.PhysPortID = value
-		case "phys_port_name":
-			interfaceClass.PhysPortName = value
-		case "phys_switch_id":
-			interfaceClass.PhysSwitchID = value
-		case "speed":
-			interfaceClass.Speed = vp.PInt64()
-		case "tx_queue_len":
-			interfaceClass.TxQueueLen = vp.PInt64()
-		case "type":
-			interfaceClass.Type = vp.PInt64()
 		}
 	}