diff --git a/sys/net/if_lagg.c b/sys/net/if_lagg.c
--- a/sys/net/if_lagg.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_lagg.c
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@
 static struct lagg_port *lagg_link_active(struct lagg_softc *,
 		    struct lagg_port *);
 
+/* No proto */
+static int	lagg_none_start(struct lagg_softc *, struct mbuf *);
+static struct mbuf *lagg_none_input(struct lagg_softc *, struct lagg_port *,
+		    struct mbuf *);
+
 /* Simple round robin */
 static void	lagg_rr_attach(struct lagg_softc *);
 static int	lagg_rr_start(struct lagg_softc *, struct mbuf *);
@@ -219,7 +224,9 @@
 	void		(*pr_portreq)(struct lagg_port *, void *);
 } lagg_protos[] = {
     {
-	.pr_num = LAGG_PROTO_NONE
+	.pr_num = LAGG_PROTO_NONE,
+	.pr_start = lagg_none_start,
+	.pr_input = lagg_none_input,
     },
     {
 	.pr_num = LAGG_PROTO_ROUNDROBIN,
@@ -2129,8 +2136,8 @@
 	if (m->m_pkthdr.csum_flags & CSUM_SND_TAG)
 		MPASS(m->m_pkthdr.snd_tag->ifp == ifp);
 #endif
-	/* We need a Tx algorithm and at least one port */
-	if (sc->sc_proto == LAGG_PROTO_NONE || sc->sc_count == 0) {
+	/* We need at least one port */
+	if (sc->sc_count == 0) {
 		m_freem(m);
 		if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OERRORS, 1);
 		return (ENXIO);
@@ -2151,8 +2158,8 @@
 	if (m->m_pkthdr.csum_flags & CSUM_SND_TAG)
 		MPASS(m->m_pkthdr.snd_tag->ifp == ifp);
 #endif
-	/* We need a Tx algorithm and at least one port */
-	if (sc->sc_proto == LAGG_PROTO_NONE || sc->sc_count == 0) {
+	/* We need at least one port */
+	if (sc->sc_count == 0) {
 		m_freem(m);
 		if_inc_counter(ifp, IFCOUNTER_OERRORS, 1);
 		return (ENXIO);
@@ -2180,8 +2187,7 @@
 
 	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
 	if ((scifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING) == 0 ||
-	    lp->lp_detaching != 0 ||
-	    sc->sc_proto == LAGG_PROTO_NONE) {
+	    lp->lp_detaching != 0) {
 		m_freem(m);
 		return (NULL);
 	}
@@ -2215,8 +2221,7 @@
 
 	NET_EPOCH_ASSERT();
 	if ((scifp->if_drv_flags & IFF_DRV_RUNNING) == 0 ||
-	    lp->lp_detaching != 0 ||
-	    sc->sc_proto == LAGG_PROTO_NONE) {
+	    lp->lp_detaching != 0) {
 		m_freem(m);
 		return (NULL);
 	}
@@ -2390,6 +2395,25 @@
 	return (ifp->if_transmit)(ifp, m);
 }
 
+/*
+ * No proto
+ */
+static int
+lagg_none_start(struct lagg_softc *sc, struct mbuf *m)
+{
+	m_freem(m);
+	if_inc_counter(sc->sc_ifp, IFCOUNTER_OERRORS, 1);
+	/* No active ports available */
+	return (ENETDOWN);
+}
+
+static struct mbuf *
+lagg_none_input(struct lagg_softc *sc, struct lagg_port *lp, struct mbuf *m)
+{
+	m_freem(m);
+	return (NULL);
+}
+
 /*
  * Simple round robin aggregation
  */