Index: sys/netgraph/ng_ether.c
===================================================================
--- sys/netgraph/ng_ether.c
+++ sys/netgraph/ng_ether.c
@@ -712,7 +712,6 @@
 static int
 ng_ether_rcv_upper(hook_p hook, item_p item)
 {
-	struct epoch_tracker et;
 	struct mbuf *m;
 	const node_p node = NG_HOOK_NODE(hook);
 	const priv_p priv = NG_NODE_PRIVATE(node);
@@ -740,9 +739,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Route packet back in */
-	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
 	ether_demux(ifp, m);
-	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 	return (0);
 }
 
Index: sys/netgraph/ng_pppoe.c
===================================================================
--- sys/netgraph/ng_pppoe.c
+++ sys/netgraph/ng_pppoe.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <sys/mbuf.h>
 #include <sys/malloc.h>
 #include <sys/errno.h>
+#include <sys/epoch.h>
 #include <sys/syslog.h>
 #include <net/ethernet.h>
 
@@ -763,6 +764,7 @@
 static int
 ng_pppoe_rcvmsg(node_p node, item_p item, hook_p lasthook)
 {
+	struct epoch_tracker et;
 	priv_p privp = NG_NODE_PRIVATE(node);
 	struct ngpppoe_init_data *ourmsg = NULL;
 	struct ng_mesg *resp = NULL;
@@ -982,7 +984,9 @@
 			neg->service.hdr.tag_len = htons((uint16_t)srvlen);
 			bcopy(ourmsg->data + srvpos, neg->service.data, srvlen);
 			neg->service_len = srvlen;
+			NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
 			pppoe_start(sp);
+			NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 			break;
 		    }
 		case NGM_PPPOE_LISTEN:
@@ -1168,8 +1172,10 @@
 				m->m_pkthdr.len = m->m_len = sizeof(*wh) + sizeof(*tag) +
 				    ourmsg->data_len;
 				wh->ph.length = htons(sizeof(*tag) + ourmsg->data_len);
+				NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
 				NG_SEND_DATA_ONLY(error,
 				    privp->ethernet_hook, m);
+				NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 			}
 			break;
 		    }
@@ -1211,8 +1217,10 @@
 				m->m_pkthdr.len = m->m_len = sizeof(*wh) + sizeof(*tag) +
 				    ourmsg->data_len;
 				wh->ph.length = htons(sizeof(*tag) + ourmsg->data_len);
+				NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
 				NG_SEND_DATA_ONLY(error,
 				    privp->ethernet_hook, m);
+				NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 			}
 			break;
 		    }