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
@@ -5553,7 +5553,7 @@
 		bbr_type_log_hdwr_pacing(bbr,
 					 bbr->r_ctl.crte->ptbl->rs_ifp,
 					 rate,
-					 ((bbr->r_ctl.crte == NULL) ? 0 : bbr->r_ctl.crte->rate),
+					 bbr->r_ctl.crte->rate,
 					 __LINE__,
 					 cts,
 					 error);