diff --git a/sys/dev/netmap/netmap_generic.c b/sys/dev/netmap/netmap_generic.c
--- a/sys/dev/netmap/netmap_generic.c
+++ b/sys/dev/netmap/netmap_generic.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@
 		mtx_lock_spin(&kring->tx_event_lock);
 		if (kring->tx_event) {
 			SET_MBUF_DESTRUCTOR(kring->tx_event, NULL);
+			kring->tx_event->m_ext.ext_arg1 = NULL;
 		}
 		kring->tx_event = NULL;
 		mtx_unlock_spin(&kring->tx_event_lock);
@@ -278,7 +279,8 @@
 
 			for (i=0; i<na->num_tx_desc; i++) {
 				if (kring->tx_pool[i]) {
-					m_freem(kring->tx_pool[i]);
+					m_free(kring->tx_pool[i]);
+					kring->tx_pool[i] = NULL;
 				}
 			}
 			nm_os_free(kring->tx_pool);
@@ -434,7 +436,7 @@
 static void
 generic_mbuf_dtor(struct mbuf *m)
 {
-	struct netmap_adapter *na = NA(GEN_TX_MBUF_IFP(m));
+	struct netmap_adapter *na = (struct netmap_adapter *)m->m_ext.ext_arg1;
 	struct netmap_kring *kring;
 	unsigned int r = MBUF_TXQ(m);
 	unsigned int r_orig = r;
@@ -639,6 +641,10 @@
 	}
 
 	SET_MBUF_DESTRUCTOR(m, generic_mbuf_dtor);
+
+	/* Take a reference to the adapter so we have it on free. */
+	m->m_ext.ext_arg1 = kring->na;
+
 	kring->tx_event = m;
 #ifdef __FreeBSD__
 	/*
@@ -664,7 +670,7 @@
 
 	/* Decrement the refcount. This will free it if we lose the race
 	 * with the driver. */
-	m_freem(m);
+	m_free(m);
 }
 
 /*