diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack_bbr_common.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack_bbr_common.c
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack_bbr_common.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack_bbr_common.c
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@
 				m = m_pullup(m, sizeof(*ip6) + sizeof(*th));
 				if (m == NULL) {
 					KMOD_TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_rcvshort);
-					m_freem(m);
 					return (-1);
 				}
 			}
@@ -243,7 +242,6 @@
 				m = m_pullup(m, sizeof (struct tcpiphdr));
 				if (m == NULL) {
 					KMOD_TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_rcvshort);
-					m_freem(m);
 					return (-1);
 				}
 			}