diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_usrreq.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_usrreq.c
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_usrreq.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_usrreq.c
@@ -1433,16 +1433,14 @@
 tcp6_connect(struct tcpcb *tp, struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6, struct thread *td)
 {
 	struct inpcb *inp = tptoinpcb(tp);
-	struct epoch_tracker et;
 	int error;
 
+	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
 	INP_WLOCK_ASSERT(inp);
 
-	NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
 	INP_HASH_WLOCK(&V_tcbinfo);
 	error = in6_pcbconnect(inp, sin6, td->td_ucred, true);
 	INP_HASH_WUNLOCK(&V_tcbinfo);
-	NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);