diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/bbr.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/bbr.c
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/bbr.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/bbr.c
@@ -9926,6 +9926,8 @@
 	struct tcp_bbr *bbr = NULL;
 	uint32_t cts;
 
+	tcp_hpts_init(tp);
+
 	*ptr = uma_zalloc(bbr_pcb_zone, (M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO));
 	if (*ptr == NULL) {
 		/*
diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
@@ -14973,6 +14973,8 @@
 	uint32_t iwin, snt, us_cts;
 	int err, no_query;
 
+	tcp_hpts_init(tp);
+
 	/*
 	 * First are we the initial or are we a switched stack?
 	 * If we are initing via tcp_newtcppcb the ptr passed
diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_subr.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_subr.c
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_subr.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_subr.c
@@ -2313,9 +2313,6 @@
 	 * which may match an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address.
 	 */
 	inp->inp_ip_ttl = V_ip_defttl;
-#ifdef TCPHPTS
-	tcp_hpts_init(tp);
-#endif
 #ifdef TCPPCAP
 	/*
 	 * Init the TCP PCAP queues.