diff --git a/sys/dev/re/if_re.c b/sys/dev/re/if_re.c
--- a/sys/dev/re/if_re.c
+++ b/sys/dev/re/if_re.c
@@ -3558,6 +3558,7 @@
 static void
 re_watchdog(struct rl_softc *sc)
 {
+	struct epoch_tracker et;
 	if_t ifp;
 
 	RL_LOCK_ASSERT(sc);
@@ -3578,7 +3579,9 @@
 	if_printf(ifp, "watchdog timeout\n");
 	if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OERRORS, 1);
 
+	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
 	re_rxeof(sc, NULL);
+	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 	if_setdrvflagbits(ifp, 0, IFF_DRV_RUNNING);
 	re_init_locked(sc);
 	if (!if_sendq_empty(ifp))