diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_lro.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_lro.c
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_lro.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_lro.c
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@
 	uint64_t now, tov;
 	struct bintime bt;
 
+	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
 	if (LIST_EMPTY(&lc->lro_active))
 		return;
 
@@ -1177,8 +1178,6 @@
 {
 	struct inpcb *inp;
 
-	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
-
 	switch (pa->data.lro_type) {
 #ifdef INET6
 	case LRO_TYPE_IPV6_TCP:
@@ -1368,7 +1367,10 @@
 	/* Only optimise if there are multiple packets waiting. */
 #ifdef TCPHPTS
 	int error;
+#endif
 
+	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
+#ifdef TCPHPTS
 	CURVNET_SET(lc->ifp->if_vnet);
 	error = tcp_lro_flush_tcphpts(lc, le);
 	CURVNET_RESTORE();
@@ -1479,6 +1481,7 @@
 	uint64_t nseq;
 	unsigned x;
 
+	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
 	/* check if no mbufs to flush */
 	if (lc->lro_mbuf_count == 0)
 		goto done;
@@ -1919,6 +1922,7 @@
 void
 tcp_lro_queue_mbuf(struct lro_ctrl *lc, struct mbuf *mb)
 {
+	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
 	/* sanity checks */
 	if (__predict_false(lc->ifp == NULL || lc->lro_mbuf_data == NULL ||
 	    lc->lro_mbuf_max == 0)) {